[USN-6644-2] LibTIFF vulnerabilities

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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