CVE-2026-41142
Publication date 7 May 2026
Last updated 13 May 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.9, 3.3.0 to before 3.3.11, and 3.4.0 to before 3.4.11, there is an integer overflow in ImageChannel::resize that leads to heap OOB write via OpenEXRUtil public API. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| openexr | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41142
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-m25w-72cj-q6mg
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/2367
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/0592ee539f33c122c90f09238579b902d838afb4 (main)
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/b8f127ca8e061d413f4066ebd123ca90466b06e8 (v3.4.11-rc)
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/13e5099df7210927a36ee8ab5993ebca5ce82279 (v3.2.9-rc)