Summary
It was discovered that LibTIFF incorrectly handled memory. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting
in a denial of service.
Fixed packages 5
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | tiff | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | tiff | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.10 |
| Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS | tiff | 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.2 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | tiff | 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm17 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | tiff | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm7 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.5
Libtiff: null pointer dereference in tif_dirinfo.c
A null pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff via `tif_dirinfo.c`. This issue may allow an attacker to trigger memory allocation failures through certain means, such as restricting the heap space size or injecting faults, causing a segmentation fault. …
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-7006