USN-6644-2: LibTIFF vulnerabilities
27 February 2024
Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.
Releases
Packages
- tiff - Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library
Details
USN-6644-1 fixed vulnerabilities in LibTIFF.
This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52356)
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain image files
with the tiffcp utility. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
tiffcp to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6228)
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the application to consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6277)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-6644-1: libtiff-doc, libtiff5-alt-dev, libtiff6, libtiff5, libtiffxx5, tiff, libtiff4-dev, libtiff-tools, libtiff-opengl, libtiffxx6, libtiff5-dev, libtiff-dev