1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6997-1

USN-6997-1: LibTIFF vulnerability

Publication date

9 September 2024

Overview

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.

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

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble libtiff6 –  4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.2
22.04 jammy libtiff5 –  4.3.0-6ubuntu0.10
20.04 focal libtiff5 –  4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14
18.04 bionic libtiff5 –  4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm7  
16.04 xenial libtiff5 –  4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm17  

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