UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59981

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-59981
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59981.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59981
Upstream
Published
2026-08-25T20:16:00Z
Modified
2026-09-02T19:36:20Z
Severity
  • 7.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image file format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions through 3.2.10, 3.3.0 through 3.3.12, and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, the OpenEXRUtil library returns an out-of-bounds pointer from the SampleCountChannel::row() API when a deep image has a non-zero dataWindow origin. The row() accessor is documented as 0-based and computes its address from an internal base that is offset for absolute pixel coordinates, so the two coordinate models conflict whenever dataWindow.min is non-zero. For a deep image whose data window has a large negative vertical origin, row(0) points far outside the allocated sample-count buffer. An application that opens an attacker-controlled deep EXR file and accesses sample counts through row() performs an out-of-bounds read, which can crash the process or, under a controlled heap layout, return adjacent heap memory as sample-count values. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.11, 3.3.13, and 3.4.14.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.2.0-1ubuntu3
2.2.0-7ubuntu1
2.2.0-9ubuntu1
2.2.0-10ubuntu2
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.1
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.2
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.4
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm2
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr22",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openexr",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59981.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.2.0-11ubuntu1
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.1
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.2
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.4
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.7
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.8
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr22",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openexr",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59981.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1
2.3.0-6
2.3.0-6build1
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.1
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.3
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr24",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openexr",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59981.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.5.4-2
2.5.7-1
2.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
2.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr25",
            "binary_version": "2.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openexr",
            "binary_version": "2.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59981.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.5-5.1
3.1.5-5.1build1
3.1.5-5.1build2
3.1.5-5.1build3
3.1.5-5.1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr-3-1-30",
            "binary_version": "3.1.5-5.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openexr",
            "binary_version": "3.1.5-5.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59981.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fresolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*
3.1.13-2
3.1.13-2build1
3.1.13-2ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr-3-1-30",
            "binary_version": "3.1.13-2ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openexr",
            "binary_version": "3.1.13-2ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-59981.json"