Description
An issue was found in the tiffcp utility distributed by the libtiff package where a crafted TIFF file on processing may cause a heap-based buffer overflow leads to an application crash.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | tiff | 4.7.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | tiff | 4.7.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | tiff | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | povray +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | povray +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | povray +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | povray +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | tiff | 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | povray +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | tiff | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.8 | USN-6644-2 |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | povray +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | tiff | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.12 | USN-6644-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | povray +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | povray +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | tiff | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm5 | USN-6644-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | tiff | 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm15 | USN-6644-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | tiff | 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm12 | USN-6644-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | libtiff +2 | 4.4.0-12.el9 | RHSA-2024:2289 |
| RHEL 8 | libtiff +2 | 4.0.9-32.el8_10 | RHSA-2024:5079 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | libtiff +2 | 4.4.0-12.el9 | ALSA-2024:2289 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | libtiff +2 | 4.0.9-32.el8_10 | ALSA-2024:5079 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | libtiff | 4.0.9-32.el8_10 | RLSA-2024:5079 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | libtiff | 4.6.0-6 | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | libtiff | 4.6.0-6 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | libtiff +2 | 4.4.0-12.el9 | ELSA-2024-2289 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | libtiff +2 | 4.0.9-32.el8_10 | ELSA-2024-5079 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | tiff | 4.6.0-r2 | — |
Advisories 12
- ALSA-2024:2289 Moderate: libtiff security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2024:5079 Moderate: libtiff security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2024:5079 Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 3, 2026
- RHSA-2024:2289 Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 3, 2026
- USN-6644-1 tiff vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1226 Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 11, 2026
- USN-6644-2 tiff vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-1913 Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 3, 2026
- RLSA-2024:5079 Moderate: libtiff security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-3169 libTIFF: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2025
- ELSA-2024-5079 Moderate: libtiff security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Aug 7, 2024
- ELSA-2024-2289 Moderate: libtiff security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 2, 2024
References
- RHSA-2024:2289 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:5079 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6228 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2240995 issue-tracking