Ubuntu 6827-1: LibTIFF Security Advisory Updates
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: LibTIFF could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - tiff: Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library Details: It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory when performing certain cropping operations, leading to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libtiff-opengl 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.1 libtiff-tools 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.1 libtiff6 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.1 libtiffxx6 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 23.10 libtiff-opengl 4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.2 libtiff-tools 4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.2 libtiff6 4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.2 libtiffxx6 4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libtiff-opengl 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.9 libtiff-tools 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.9 libtiff5 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.9 libtiffxx5 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.9 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libtiff-tools 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.13 libtiff5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.13 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libtiff-opengl 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm6 Available with Ubuntu Pro libtiff-tools 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm6 Available with Ubuntu Pro libtiff5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm6 Available with Ubuntu Pro libtiffxx5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm6 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libtiff-opengl 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm16 Available with Ubuntu Pro libtiff-tools 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm16 Available with Ubuntu Pro libtiff5 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm16 Available with Ubuntu Pro libtiffxx5 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm16 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libtiff-opengl 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro libtiff-tools 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro libtiff5 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro libtiffxx5 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm13 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6827-1
CVE-2023-3164
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.3.0-6ubuntu0.9 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.13