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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6644-2
February 27, 2024
tiff vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.
Software Description:
- tiff: Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library
Details:
USN-6644-1 fixed vulnerabilities in LibTIFF.
This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
  It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
  a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
  could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting
  in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-52356)
   It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain image files
  with the tiffcp utility. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
  crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
  tiffcp to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6228)
   It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled certain files. If
  a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker
  could possibly use this issue to cause the application to consume
  resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-6277)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libtiff-tools                   4.3.0-6ubuntu0.8
   libtiff5                        4.3.0-6ubuntu0.8
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6644-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6644-1
   CVE-2023-52356, CVE-2023-6228, CVE-2023-6277
Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.3.0-6ubuntu0.8