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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5604-1 Moderate: LibTIFF Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey September 8, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A number of vulnerabilities in LibTIFF resolved in Ubuntu underscore the importance of prompt software updates and ongoing system upkeep.
Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.

Software Description:

- tiff: Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library

Details:

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,

or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2867, CVE-2022-2869)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

(CVE-2022-2868)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue Ubuntu 16.04 LibTIFF

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   libtiff-opengl                  4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm3
   libtiff-tools                   4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm3
   libtiff5                        4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm3
   libtiffxx5                      4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm3

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
   libtiff-opengl                  4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm3
   libtiff-tools                   4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm3
   libtiff5                        4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm3
   libtiffxx5                      4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5604-1

CVE-2022-2867, CVE-2022-2868, CVE-2022-2869

September 08, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue Ubuntu 16.04 LibTIFF

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