Description
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, a crafted HTJ2K-compressed EXR can crash OpenEXR during normal decode. An HTJ2K-compressed EXR whose JPEG 2000 SIZ fields place the first tile outside the visible image can reach invalid tile and codeblock geometry in the vendored OpenJPH AVX2 decoder, causing a stack out-of-bounds write and denial of service. OpenEXR's HTJ2K path validates the decoded codestream dimensions against the EXR chunk size, but it does not reject SIZ image-offset/tile-grid geometry where the first tile does not intersect the image. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.14.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AcademySoftwareFoundation | openexr | >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.14 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | openexr | 3.4.14-0.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | openexr | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | openexr | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | openexr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | openexr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | openexr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | openexr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | openexr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | openexr | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | python-OpenEXR | 3.4.16-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12184-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12184-1 python313-OpenEXR-3.4.16-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 19, 2026