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Ubuntu 24.04: USN-6997-1 Critical: LibTIFF Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey September 9, 2024
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Modified input may lead to LibTIFF failure. Make sure your Ubuntu installations are current for improved reliability.
LibTIFF could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

LibTIFF could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- tiff: Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library

Details:

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory. An attacker

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

in a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu memory handling tiff issue

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libtiff6                        4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libtiff5                        4.3.0-6ubuntu0.10

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   libtiff5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   libtiff5                        4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   libtiff5                        4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm17
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6997-1

  CVE-2024-7006

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6997-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu memory handling tiff issue

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.3.0-6ubuntu0.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14

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