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Red Hat 6 RHSA-2011:0452-01 Important: LibTIFF Heap Overflow

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Calendar Grey April 18, 2011
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Canonical has released new versions of the OpenSSL packages addressing a critical security patch related to a buffer underflow vulnerability.
Updated libtiff packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way libtiff processed certain TIFF image files that were compressed with the JPEG compression algorithm. An attacker could use this flaw to create a specially-crafted TIFF file that, when opened, would cause an application linked against libtiff to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2009-5022)
All libtiff users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. All running applications linked against libtiff must be restarted for this update to take effect.

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Topics Covered

security advisory red hat security fix important heap overflow libtiff

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5022 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm libtiff-debuginfo-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm
x86_64: libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm libtiff-debuginfo-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm libtiff-debuginfo-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libtiff-debuginfo-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm libtiff-devel-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm libtiff-static-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm
x86_64: libtiff-debuginfo-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm libtiff-debuginfo-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm libtiff-devel-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm libtiff-devel-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm libtiff-static-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm libtiff-debuginfo-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm libtiff-debuginfo-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: libtiff-debuginfo-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm libtiff-debuginfo-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm libtiff-devel-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm libtiff-devel-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm libtiff-static-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):
Source:
i386: libtiff-3.9.4-1.el6_0.3.i686.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:0452-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:0452.html
Issue date: 2011-04-18

Topic

Updated libtiff packages that fix one security issue are now available forRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from theCVE link in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory red hat security fix important heap overflow libtiff

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

695885 - CVE-2009-5022 libtiff ojpeg buffer overflow

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