USN-6827-1: LibTIFF vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• tiff - Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library

Details

It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory when
performing certain cropping operations, leading to a heap buffer
overflow. An attacker could use this issue to cause a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04

• libtiff-tools - 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.1
• libtiff6 - 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 23.10

• libtiff-tools - 4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.2
• libtiff6 - 4.5.1+git230720-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 22.04

• libtiff-tools - 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.9
• libtiff5 - 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.9

Ubuntu 20.04

• libtiff-tools - 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.13
• libtiff5 - 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.13

Ubuntu 18.04

• libtiff-tools - 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm6
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libtiff5 - 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm6
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

• libtiff-tools - 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm16
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libtiff5 - 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm16
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04

• libtiff-tools - 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm13
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• libtiff5 - 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm13
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

• CVE-2023-3164