[USN-5150-1] OpenEXR vulnerability
Leonidas S. Barbosa
leo.barbosa at canonical.com
Wed Nov 17 14:52:30 UTC 2021
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5150-1
November 17, 2021
openexr vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Summary:
OpenEXR could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- openexr: tools for the OpenEXR image format
Details:
It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain EXR image files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libopenexr22 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9
openexr 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
libopenexr22 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3
openexr 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5150-1
CVE-2021-3941
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openexr/2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9
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