USN-4996-2: OpenEXR vulnerabilities
22 June 2021
Several security issues were fixed in OpenEXR.
Releases
Packages
- openexr - tools for the OpenEXR image format
Details
USN-4996-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenEXR. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR
image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file,
a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
-
libopenexr22
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2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
openexr
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2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.