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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-5150-1 High Risk of OpenEXR Crash Issues

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Calendar Grey November 17, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04 users are experiencing stability issues with OpenEXR library versions that can lead to crashes. Check for updates or patches to address these vulnerabilities
OpenEXR could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

OpenEXR could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- openexr: tools for the OpenEXR image format

Details:

It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain EXR image files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Ubuntu security patch crash issue openexr openexr update

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libopenexr22                    2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9
  openexr                         2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  libopenexr22                    2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3
  openexr                         2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5150-1

CVE-2021-3941

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November 17, 2021

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Ubuntu security patch crash issue openexr openexr update

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openexr/2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9

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