Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 692
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 692

Gentoo: GLSA-202202-15 Normal: libJPEG Various Vulnerabilities Identified

gentoo
Calendar Grey April 30, 2021
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo maintainers must address several libTIFF security flaws that could allow unauthorized code execution and may lead to Denial of Service issues.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibTIFF, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LibTIFF. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo software update code execution Denial of Service execution risk libtiff normal severity libTIFF

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
style>.gentoo_availability{display:block;}

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.

Severity: Normal
Title: libTIFF: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 30, 2021
Bugs: #775125
ID: 202104-06

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Gentoo software update code execution Denial of Service execution risk libtiff normal severity libTIFF

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibTIFF, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

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.

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

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.

Related News

Your message here