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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6997-1
September 09, 2024

tiff vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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.

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

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

Ubuntu 6997-1: LibTIFF Security Advisory Updates

September 9, 2024
LibTIFF could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 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.

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

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6997-1

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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