MGASA-2024-0287 - Updated libtiff packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 10 Sep 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0287.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2024-7006

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff via
`tif_dirinfo.c`. This issue may allow an attacker to trigger memory
allocation failures through certain means, such as restricting the heap
space size or injecting faults, causing a segmentation fault. This can
cause an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.
(CVE-2024-7006)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33538
- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2024-September/036754.html
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-7006

SRPMS:
- 9/core/libtiff-4.5.1-1.5.mga9

Mageia 2024-0287: libtiff Security Advisory Updates

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff via `tif_dirinfo.c`

Summary

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff via `tif_dirinfo.c`. This issue may allow an attacker to trigger memory allocation failures through certain means, such as restricting the heap space size or injecting faults, causing a segmentation fault. This can cause an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-7006)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33538

- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2024-September/036754.html

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-7006

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0287 - Updated libtiff packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 9/core/libtiff-4.5.1-1.5.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 10 Sep 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0287.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2024-7006

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