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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: USN-5705-1 Severe LibTIFF Memory Vulnerabilities

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Calendar Grey October 27, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A number of vulnerabilities addressed in Ubuntu 16.04 ESM's LibTIFF. Instructions for updating and details on the security flaws included.
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:

Chintan Shah discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory in

certain conditions. An attacker could trick a user into processing a

specially crafted image file and potentially use this issue to allow for

information disclosure or to cause the application to crash.

(CVE-2022-3570)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory in certain

conditions. An attacker could trick a user into processing a specially

crafted tiff file and potentially use this issue to cause a denial of

service. (CVE-2022-3598)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu memory flaw information disclosure tiff

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   libtiff-tools                   4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm6

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5705-1

CVE-2022-3570, CVE-2022-3598

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October 27, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu memory flaw information disclosure tiff

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