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Debian: CVE-2021-45942: openexr -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-45942: openexr -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/01/2022
Created
12/12/2022
Added
12/12/2022
Modified
12/12/2022

Description

OpenEXR 3.1.x before 3.1.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Imf_3_1::LineCompositeTask::execute (called from IlmThread_3_1::NullThreadPoolProvider::addTask and IlmThread_3_1::ThreadPool::addGlobalTask). NOTE: db217f2 may be inapplicable.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-openexr

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