Gentoo: GLSA-202104-06: libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibTIFF. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Resolution
All LibTIFF users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/tiff-4.2.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-35521 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35521 [ 2 ] CVE-2020-35522 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35522 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-35523 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35523 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-35524 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35524
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-06
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Background
The TIFF library contains encoding and decoding routines for the Tag Image File Format. It is called by numerous programs, including GNOME and KDE applications, to interpret TIFF images.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/tiff < 4.2.0 >= 4.2.0
Impact
===== A remote attacker, by enticing the user to process a specially crafted TIFF file, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.