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SUSE: 2021:1489-1 Important: OpenEXR Buffer Overflow and Memory Issues

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2021
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SUSE Security Announcement for openexr tackles severe threats with essential remedies to ensure robust safeguarding.
An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for openexr fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-23215: Fixed an integer-overflow in Imf_2_5:DwaCompressor:initializeBuffers (bsc#1185216). - CVE-2021-26260: Fixed an Integer-overflow in Imf_2_5:DwaCompressor:initializeBuffers (bsc#1185217). - CVE-2021-20296: Fixed a Null Pointer dereference in Imf_2_5:hufUncompress (bsc#1184355). - CVE-2021-3477: Fixed a Heap-buffer-overflow in Imf_2_5::DeepTiledInputFile::readPixelSampleCounts (bsc#1184353). - CVE-2021-3479: Fixed an Out-of-memory caused by allocation of a very large buffer (bsc#1184354). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

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security advisory buffer overflow important integer overflow null pointer memory allocation openexr

References

#1184353 #1184354 #1184355 #1185216 #1185217

Cross- CVE-2021-20296 CVE-2021-23215 CVE-2021-26260

CVE-2021-3477 CVE-2021-3479

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-20296 (NVD) : 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVE-2021-20296 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVE-2021-23215 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVE-2021-26260 (SUSE): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVE-2021-3477 (NVD) : 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2021-3477 (SUSE): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2021-3479 (NVD) : 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2021-3479 (SUSE): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:1489-1
Rating: important

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security advisory buffer overflow important integer overflow null pointer memory allocation openexr

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