Ubuntu Security Notice 4900-1 - It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4900-1
April 01, 2021
openexr vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.10
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in OpenEXR.
Software Description:
- openexr: tools for the OpenEXR image format
Details:
It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR
image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file,
a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.10:
libopenexr25 2.5.3-2ubuntu0.2
openexr 2.5.3-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libopenexr24 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5
openexr 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libopenexr22 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6
openexr 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libopenexr22 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6
openexr 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4900-1
CVE-2021-3474, CVE-2021-3475, CVE-2021-3476, CVE-2021-3477,
CVE-2021-3478, CVE-2021-3479
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openexr/2.5.3-2ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openexr/2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openexr/2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openexr/2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6