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Ubuntu 23.10 USN-6644-1 Critical: LibTIFF Denial Of Service Issues

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Calendar Grey February 19, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6645-1 highlights various jpeg issues affecting many versions, with crucial repairs provided.
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. If

a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker

could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting

in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52356)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain image files

with the tiffcp utility. If a user were tricked into opening a specially

crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

tiffcp to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6228)

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If

a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker

could possibly use this issue to cause the application to consume

resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6277)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu libtiff tiff issues

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   libtiff-tools                   4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.1
   libtiff6                        4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libtiff-tools                   4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.12
   libtiff5                        4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.12

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   libtiff-tools                   4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm5
   libtiff5                        4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm5

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   libtiff-tools                   4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm15
   libtiff5                        4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm15

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   libtiff-tools                   4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm12
   libtiff5                        4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm12

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6644-1

CVE-2023-52356, CVE-2023-6228, CVE-2023-6277

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6644-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu libtiff tiff issues

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.12

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