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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6997-2
September 11, 2024

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- tiff: Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library

Details:

USN-6997-1 fixed a vulnerability in LibTIFF. This update
provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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 14.04 LTS
   libtiff-opengl                  4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libtiff-tools                   4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libtiff5                        4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libtiffxx5                      4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6997-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6997-1
   CVE-2024-7006

Ubuntu 6997-2: LibTIFF Security Advisory Updates

September 11, 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 14.04 LTS Summary: LibTIFF could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - tiff: Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library Details: USN-6997-1 fixed a vulnerability in LibTIFF. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Original advisory 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 14.04 LTS   libtiff-opengl                  4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libtiff-tools                   4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libtiff5                        4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libtiffxx5                      4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm14                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6997-2

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

  CVE-2024-7006

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6997-2

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