Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6997-1

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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