CVE-2026-42217

A flaw was found in OpenEXR. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted EXR image file. The readVariableLengthInteger() function, responsible for decoding variable-length integers, does not properly bound the shift count. This can lead to undefined behavior, potentially resulting in information disclosure.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.