==========================================================================
\nUbuntu Security Notice USN-6644-1
\nFebruary 19, 2024<\/p>\n
tiff vulnerabilities
\n==========================================================================<\/p>\n
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:<\/p>\n
– Ubuntu 23.10
\n– Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
\n– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
\n– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
\n– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)<\/p>\n
Summary:<\/p>\n
Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.<\/p>\n
Software Description:
\n– tiff: Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library<\/p>\n
Details:<\/p>\n
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
\na user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
\ncould possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting
\nin a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52356)<\/p>\n
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain image files
\nwith the tiffcp utility. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
\ncrafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
\ntiffcp to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6228)<\/p>\n
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
\na user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
\ncould possibly use this issue to cause the application to consume
\nresources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6277)<\/p>\n
Update instructions:<\/p>\n
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
\npackage versions:<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 23.10:
\nlibtiff-tools 4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.1
\nlibtiff6 4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.1<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
\nlibtiff-tools 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.12
\nlibtiff5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.12<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
\nlibtiff-tools 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm5
\nlibtiff5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm5<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
\nlibtiff-tools 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm15
\nlibtiff5 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm15<\/p>\n
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
\nlibtiff-tools 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm12
\nlibtiff5 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm12<\/p>\n
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
References:
\nhttps:\/\/ubuntu.com\/security\/notices\/USN-6644-1
\nCVE-2023-52356, CVE-2023-6228, CVE-2023-6277<\/p>\n
Package Information:
\nhttps:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/tiff\/4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.1
\nhttps:\/\/launchpad.net\/ubuntu\/+source\/tiff\/4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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