USN-6997-1: LibTIFF vulnerability
9 September 2024
LibTIFF could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- tiff - Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library
Details
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting
in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
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libtiff5
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4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
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libtiff5
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4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-6997-2: libtiff-opengl, libtiff-doc, libtiff-tools, tiff, libtiff5, libtiff5-alt-dev, libtiffxx5, libtiff5-dev, libtiff4-dev