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openexr — security advisory
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR high-dynamic-range image file format, widely used in the motion picture industry. Versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.12 contain a NULL pointer dereference in the OpenEXRCore function exr_attr_set_bytes(). The public setter validates the top-level exr_attr_bytes_t value pointer but does not verify that the nested type_hint pointer is non-NULL when hint_length is greater than zero. When a caller supplies a positive hint_length together with a NULL type_hint, exr_attr_bytes_create() allocates a destination type-hint buffer and then copies from the NULL source pointer, causing a deterministic crash. The flaw is reachable through the public OpenEXRCore C API and results in a denial of service. The issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.
- Products
- openexr
- Affected versions
- 2.2.0-10ubuntu2, 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.1, 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.2, 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3, 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.4, 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6, 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1, 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm2, 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3, 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm4, 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1, 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.1, 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.2, 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3, 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.4, 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6, 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.7, 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.8, 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9, 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9+esm1, 2.2.0-11ubuntu1, 2.2.0-1ubuntu3, 2.2.0-7ubuntu1, 2.2.0-9ubuntu1, 2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1, 2.3.0-6, 2.3.0-6build1, 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.1, 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2, 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.3, 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5, 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1, 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm2, 2.5.4-2, 2.5.7-1, 2.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, 3.1.13-2, 3.1.13-2build1, 3.1.13-2ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1, 3.1.5-5.1, 3.1.5-5.1build1, 3.1.5-5.1build2, 3.1.5-5.1build3, 3.1.5-5.1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.4.6+ds-4ubuntu3
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-55371
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 02:46 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR high-dynamic-range image file format, widely used in the motion picture industry. Versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.12 contain a NULL pointer dereference in the OpenEXRCore function exr_attr_set_bytes(). The public setter validates the top-level exr_attr_bytes_t value pointer but does not verify that the nested type_hint pointer is non-NULL when hint_length is greater than zero. When a caller supplies a positive hint_length together with a NULL type_hint, exr_attr_bytes_create() allocates a destination type-hint buffer and then copies from the NULL source pointer, causing a deterministic crash. The flaw is reachable through the public OpenEXRCore C API and results in a denial of service. The issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.
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Complete source record
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