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SUSE OpenEXR Important Integer Overflow Security Update 2026-1712-1

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Calendar Grey May 6, 2026
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Install the important update for OpenEXR to resolve two integer overflows affecting SUSE's enterprise products.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for openexr fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-40244: Integer overflow in DWA setupChannelData planarUncRle pointer arithmetic (bsc#1262426). * CVE-2026-40250: Integer overflow in DWA decoder outBufferEnd pointer arithmetic (bsc#1262425). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-1712=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-1712=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5

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security advisory SuSE important integer overflow OpenEXR CVE check

References

* bsc#1262425

* bsc#1262426

Cross-

* CVE-2026-40244

* CVE-2026-40250

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-40244 ( SUSE ): 8.4

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-40244 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-40244 ( NVD ): 8.4

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

* CVE-2026-40244 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-40250 ( SUSE ): 8.4

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-40250 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-40250 ( NVD ): 8.4

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1712-1
Release Date: 2026-05-06T12:06:45Z
Rating: important

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