UBUNTU-CVE-2026-65979

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-65979
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-65979.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-65979
Upstream
Published
2026-08-25T19:16:00Z
Modified
2026-09-02T19:35:33Z
Severity
  • 6.7 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, the HTJ2K decoder parses a header-length field (PLEN) from a chunk's compressed data but never checks that this value fits within the available buffer before using it. When decoding, it advances the codestream pointer by the attacker-supplied header size and passes the resulting offset and remaining length to the OpenJPH memory-input path, so a crafted value pushes the pointer past the end of the buffer and causes an out-of-bounds read. Because this field comes straight from attacker-controlled EXR chunk data, the flaw is reachable during normal decoding of an untrusted file. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.

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-2026-65979.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-2026-65979.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-2026-65979.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-2026-65979.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-2026-65979.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-2026-65979.json"