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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6644-2 Moderate: LibTIFF Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey February 27, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security updates for LibTIFF in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS address multiple vulnerabilities, notably those capable of causing service disruptions through improper file management.
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:

USN-6644-1 fixed vulnerabilities in LibTIFF.

This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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

co...

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Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service file handling Ubuntu update instructions LibTIFF

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libtiff-tools                   4.3.0-6ubuntu0.8
   libtiff5                        4.3.0-6ubuntu0.8

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6644-2

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

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

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6644-2

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service file handling Ubuntu update instructions LibTIFF

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.3.0-6ubuntu0.8

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