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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2015-8620
2015-05-20 22:15:43
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Name        : libtiff
Product     : Fedora 22
Version     : 4.0.3
Release     : 20.fc22
URL         : Summary     : Library of functions for manipulating TIFF format image files
Description :
The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating
TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files.  TIFF is a widely
used file format for bitmapped images.  TIFF files usually end in the
.tif extension and they are often quite large.

The libtiff package should be installed if you need to manipulate TIFF
format image files.

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Update Information:

CVE-2014-9655 and CVE-2015-1547 #1190710
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ChangeLog:

* Tue May 19 2015 Petr Hracek  - 4.0.3-20
- CVE-2014-9655 and CVE-2015-1547 #1190710
* Sat May  2 2015 Kalev Lember  - 4.0.3-19
- Rebuilt for GCC 5 C++11 ABI change
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1190710 - CVE-2015-1547 CVE-2014-9655 libtiff: various flaws [fedora-all]
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190710
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program.  Use
su -c 'yum update libtiff' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at .

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key.  More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/security/
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Fedora 22: libtiff Security Update

June 2, 2015
CVE-2014-9655 and CVE-2015-1547 #1190710

Summary

The libtiff package contains a library of functions for manipulating

TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) image format files. TIFF is a widely

used file format for bitmapped images. TIFF files usually end in the

.tif extension and they are often quite large.

The libtiff package should be installed if you need to manipulate TIFF

format image files.

Update Information:

CVE-2014-9655 and CVE-2015-1547 #1190710

Change Log

* Tue May 19 2015 Petr Hracek - 4.0.3-20 - CVE-2014-9655 and CVE-2015-1547 #1190710 * Sat May 2 2015 Kalev Lember - 4.0.3-19 - Rebuilt for GCC 5 C++11 ABI change

References

[ 1 ] Bug #1190710 - CVE-2015-1547 CVE-2014-9655 libtiff: various flaws [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190710

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update libtiff' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at .

Severity
Name : libtiff
Product : Fedora 22
Version : 4.0.3
Release : 20.fc22
URL : Summary : Library of functions for manipulating TIFF format image files

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