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Ubuntu 25.10 Addresses Critical DoS Vulnerabilities in LibTIFF Issues

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Calendar Grey March 23, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several critical issues in LibTIFF lead to potential DoS attacks. Stay updated to protect your Ubuntu systems.
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:

It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly handle memory when

processing certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause LibTIFF to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-61143)

It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly handle memory when

processing malformed TIFF directories. An attacker could possibly use this

issue to cause LibTIFF to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

(CVE-2025-61144)

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical DoS Ubuntu crash TIFF

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  libtiff-opengl                  4.7.0-3ubuntu3.1
  libtiff-tools                   4.7.0-3ubuntu3.1
  libtiff6                        4.7.0-3ubuntu3.1
  libtiffxx6                      4.7.0-3ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libtiff-opengl                  4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.5
  libtiff-tools                   4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.5
  libtiff6                        4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.5
  libtiffxx6                      4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libtiff-opengl                  4.3.0-6ubuntu0.13
  libtiff-tools                   4.3.0-6ubuntu0.13
  libtiff5                        4.3.0-6ubuntu0.13
  libtiffxx5                      4.3.0-6ubuntu0.13

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libtiff-opengl                  4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiff-tools                   4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiff5                        4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiffxx5                      4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libtiff-opengl                  4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiff-tools                   4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiff5                        4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiffxx5                      4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libtiff-opengl                  4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiff-tools                   4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiff5                        4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiffxx5                      4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  libtiff-opengl                  4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm17
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiff-tools                   4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm17
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiff5                        4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm17
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libtiffxx5                      4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm17
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8113-1

CVE-2025-61143, CVE-2025-61144

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8113-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical DoS Ubuntu crash TIFF

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.7.0-3ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.3.0-6ubuntu0.13

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