CVE-2026-42216

openexr: OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for t...

CVE-2026-42216 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:39024, released May 7, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

Urgent
CVSS
9.1
critical
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0047
40th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
openexr · Debian 14 3.4.14-0.1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42216 May 7, 2026
openexr · RHEL 10 3.1.10-8.el10_0.3 RHSA-2026:39024 May 7, 2026
openexr · RHEL 9 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 RHSA-2026:38498 Jul 13, 2026
openexr · almalinux 10 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 ALSA-2026:38499 Jul 13, 2026
openexr · almalinux 9 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 ALSA-2026:38498 Jul 13, 2026
openexr · amzn 2023 3.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.11 ALAS2023-2026-1713 May 25, 2026
openexr · ol 10 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 ELSA-2026-38499 Jul 16, 2026
openexr · ol 9 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 ELSA-2026-38498 Jul 13, 2026
openexr · rocky 10 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 RLSA-2026:38499 Jul 14, 2026
openexr · rocky 9 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 RLSA-2026:38498 Jul 14, 2026
openexr-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.11 ALAS2023-2026-1713 May 25, 2026
openexr-debugsource · amzn 2023 3.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.11 ALAS2023-2026-1713 May 25, 2026
openexr-devel · RHEL 9 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 RHSA-2026:38498 Jul 13, 2026
openexr-devel · almalinux 10 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 ALSA-2026:38499 Jul 13, 2026
openexr-devel · almalinux 9 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 ALSA-2026:38498 Jul 13, 2026
openexr-devel · amzn 2023 3.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.11 ALAS2023-2026-1713 May 25, 2026
openexr-devel · ol 10 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 ELSA-2026-38499 Jul 16, 2026
openexr-devel · ol 9 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 ELSA-2026-38498 Jul 13, 2026
openexr-libs · RHEL 9 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 RHSA-2026:38498 Jul 13, 2026
openexr-libs · almalinux 10 3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 ALSA-2026:38499 Jul 13, 2026
openexr-libs · almalinux 9 3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 ALSA-2026:38498 Jul 13, 2026
openexr-libs · amzn 2023 3.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.11 ALAS2023-2026-1713 May 25, 2026
openexr-libs · ol 10 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 ELSA-2026-38499 Jul 16, 2026
openexr-libs · ol 9 0:3.1.1-3.el9_8.3 ELSA-2026-38498 Jul 13, 2026
openexr-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 3.1.5-1.amzn2023.0.11 ALAS2023-2026-1713 May 25, 2026

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