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

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Calendar Grey September 9, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
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

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.

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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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