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

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Calendar Grey May 6, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
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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Topics Covered

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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