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Ubuntu: 20.10/20.04 LTS USN-4755-1 Moderate: libtiff Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey February 25, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities addressed in LibTIFF pose risks for Ubuntu users. Ensure you upgrade libtiff-tools and libtiff5 to safeguard your device.
Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.

Summary

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security advisory denial of service security issue update Ubuntu software fix ubuntu libtiff CVE identification

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.10: libtiff-tools 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.10.1 libtiff5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.10.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libtiff-tools 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1 libtiff5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libtiff-tools 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4 libtiff5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libtiff-tools 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8 libtiff5 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4755-1

CVE-2020-35523, CVE-2020-35524

February 25, 2021

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue update Ubuntu software fix ubuntu libtiff CVE identification

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.0.9-5ubuntu0.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8

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