RedHat: Important: libtiff security update RHSA-2008:0863-01
Summary
The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged
Image File Format (TIFF) files.
Multiple uses of uninitialized values were discovered in libtiff's
Lempel-Ziv-Welch (LZW) compression algorithm decoder. An attacker could
create a carefully crafted LZW-encoded TIFF file that would cause an
application linked with libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2008-2327)
Red Hat would like to thank Drew Yao of the Apple Product Security team for
reporting this issue.
All libtiff users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to resolve this issue.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2327 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 :
Source:
i386:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el2.i386.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el2.i386.rpm
ia64:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el2.ia64.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el2.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
Source:
ia64:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el2.ia64.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el2.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
Source:
i386:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el2.i386.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el2.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
Source:
i386:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el2.i386.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el2.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
ia64:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.ia64.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.ia64.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.ia64.rpm
ppc:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.ppc.rpm
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.ppc64.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.ppc.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.ppc64.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.ppc.rpm
s390:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.s390.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.s390.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.s390.rpm
s390x:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.s390.rpm
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.s390x.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.s390.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.s390x.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source:
i386:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
x86_64:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
Source:
i386:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
ia64:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.ia64.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.ia64.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:
Source:
i386:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
ia64:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.ia64.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.ia64.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.i386.rpm
libtiff-debuginfo-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
libtiff-devel-3.5.7-31.el3.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
Topic
Updated libtiff packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 and 3.
This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
458674 - CVE-2008-2327 libtiff: use of uninitialized memory in LZW decoder