# ELSA-2026-38499: Security update for 3 packages

ELSA-2026-38499, released July 16, 2026, fixes 2 CVEs across 3 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2026-38499
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Jul 16, 2026
- Priority: Urgent (Closes CVE-2026-42216, rated Critical)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-38499.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [openexr](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openexr.md) | ol 10 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 |
| [openexr-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openexr-devel.md) | ol 10 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 |
| [openexr-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/openexr-libs.md) | ol 10 | 0:3.1.10-8.el10_2.3 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-42216](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-42216.md) | Urgent | openexr: OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for t... | 9.1 | 0.0047 |  |
| [CVE-2026-41142](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-41142.md) | High | openexr: OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for t... | 8.8 | 0.0044 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo