**System Information**
Win 10 Pro x64, GTX 1060 6 GB{F4132684}
**Blender Version**
Broken: 2.79b 9a080d2ea60
Worked: (optional)
**Short description of error**
**Exact steps for others to reproduce the error**
Fire up blender.
Create a uv sphere.
Assign a material.
Load white.png into the diffuse color slot. Engage viewport, render. Blender will be fine.
Re-do these steps using white.exr. Blender will crash shortly after loading the image.