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CVE-2026-40244VulnerabilityPublished

SUSE · Security update for openexr

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

Authoritative record:CVE-2026-40244· High 8.4

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High · fixed in SUSE package updates : patch SUSE openexr soon.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:07 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.4.10, 3.3.10, 3.2.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Apr 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade openexr to 3.4.10, 3.3.10 or 3.2.8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
AcademySoftwareFoundationopenexrAffected
  • >=3.4.0 <3.4.10
Fixed in
  • 3.4.10
AcademySoftwareFoundationopenexrAffected
  • >=3.3.0 <3.3.10
Fixed in
  • 3.3.10
AcademySoftwareFoundationopenexrAffected
  • >=3.2.0 <3.2.8
Fixed in
  • 3.2.8
GitHubacademysoftwarefoundation/openexrpkg:github/academysoftwarefoundation/openexrOther threatsAffected
  • 3.2.0 – 3.4.10
6 affected builds
Fixed in–

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Description

This update for openexr fixes the following issues: - CVE-2026-40244: Integer overflow in DWA setupChannelData planarUncRle pointer arithmetic (bsc#1262426). - CVE-2026-40250: Integer overflow in DWA decoder outBufferEnd pointer arithmetic (bsc#1262425).

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