Description
A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function setrow of the file tools/thumbnail.c. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The patch is named e8c9d6c616b19438695fd829e58ae4fde5bfbc22. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | LibTIFF | 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7.0 | — |
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 | 4.7.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | tiff | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | tiff | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | tiff | 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.3 | USN-7707-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | tiff | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.11 | USN-7707-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | tiff | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14+esm1 | USN-7707-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | tiff | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm8 | USN-7707-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | tiff | 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm18 | USN-7707-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | tiff | 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm15 | USN-7707-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 ELS | libtiff +2 | 4.0.3-35.el7_9.1 | RHSA-2025:21407 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1, SUSE-SU-2025:02770-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1, SUSE-SU-2025:02770-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
Show 19 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | tiff | 4.0.9-44.89.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02771-1 |
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | tiff | 4.7.1-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21009-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | tiff | 4.7.1-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21009-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | tiff | 4.7.1-160000.1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21032-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.1 | tiff | 4.7.1-slfo.1.1_1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:20971-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.0 | tiff | 4.7.1-1.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21037-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.4 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.3 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | tiff | 4.0.9-150000.45.50.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | tiff | 4.7.0-7.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15417-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | tiff +1 | 4.7.1-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:20049-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | tiff | 4.7.0-150600.3.13.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:02770-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | libtiff +3 | 4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.23 | ALAS2-2025-2965 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | libtiff | 4.6.0-7 | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | libtiff | 4.6.0-8 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | libtiff +3 | 4.0.3-35.0.1.el7 | ELSA-2025-21407 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | tiff | 4.7.0-r6 | — |
Advisories 15
- RHSA-2025:21407 Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 7, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1730 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 16, 2026
- USN-7707-1 tiff vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:20049-1 Security update for tiff SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15417-1 libtiff-devel-32bit-4.7.0-7.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:21009-1 Security update for tiff SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:20971-1 Security update for tiff SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:21037-1 Security update for tiff SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:02815-1 Security update for tiff SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:02770-1 Security update for tiff SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:02771-1 Security update for tiff SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:21032-1 Security update for tiff SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-1654 libTIFF (Tiffmedian, Thumbnail): Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 1, 2026
- ELSA-2025-21407 Important: libtiff security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Dec 1, 2025
- ALAS2-2025-2965 Moderate: libtiff security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Aug 19, 2025
References
- VDB-317591 | LibTIFF thumbnail.c setrow buffer overflow vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-317591 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #621797 | LibTIFF v4.7.0 Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/issues/715 issue-tracking
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/737 patch
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/commit/e8c9d6c616b19438695fd829e58ae4fde5bfbc22 patch
- http://www.libtiff.org/ product