Description
OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.9, 3.3.0 to before 3.3.11, and 3.4.0 to before 3.4.11, IDManifest::init() reconstructs strings from a prefix-compressed representation. If the previous string is longer than 255 bytes, the next string is expected to begin with a 2-byte prefix length. The code reads stringList[i][0] and stringList[i][1] without checking that the current string has at least two bytes. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| AcademySoftwareFoundation | openexr | >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.9; >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.11; >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.11 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
References
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-65j8-95g9-jgj4Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38498
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38499
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39024
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39025
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39026
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39027
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42216
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467633
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-65j8-95g9-jgj4Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42216.json
Timeline
- Published
- May 7, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified