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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4996-2

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4996-2
Posted Jun 22, 2021
Authored by Ubuntu | Site security.ubuntu.com

Ubuntu Security Notice 4996-2 - USN-4996-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenEXR. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. 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. Various other issues were also addressed.

tags | advisory, remote, denial of service, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, ubuntu
advisories | CVE-2021-20296, CVE-2021-3605
SHA-256 | 128d55f1c08b249ea5de751303509c3dfe40682a628e2c70692523f220901242

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4996-2

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4996-2
June 22, 2021

openexr vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in OpenEXR.

Software Description:
- openexr: tools for the OpenEXR image format

Details:

USN-4996-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenEXR. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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 16.04 ESM:
libopenexr22 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1
openexr 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4996-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4996-1
CVE-2021-20296, CVE-2021-23215, CVE-2021-26260, CVE-2021-3598,
CVE-2021-3605
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