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High ALSA-2026:42668 1 CVE

Important: libtiff security update

Published Jul 21, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files.

Security Fix(es):

* libtiff: libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow via crafted PixarLog-compressed TIFF image (CVE-2026-12912)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 libtiff 4.4.0-18.el9_8.1
AlmaLinux · 9 libtiff-devel 4.4.0-18.el9_8.1
AlmaLinux · 9 libtiff-tools 4.4.0-18.el9_8.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12912
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2492871
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-42668.html