Description
OpenSlide is a C library for reading whole slide image files. Prior to 4.0.1, a behavior change in libtiff 4.7.1 causes the indirect TIFF tile path in src/openslide-decode-tiff.c and _openslide_tiff_read_tile() to request a full-height destination for a partial bottom tile row, allowing uninitialized heap memory to enter pixel data returned by openslide_read_region(). A crafted but valid slide can trigger the issue in TIFF-based formats other than Hamamatsu NDPI when a network service renders attacker-provided slides. Successful extraction depends on pixel transparency handling and recompression, OpenSlide with libtiff 4.7.0 or earlier is not affected, and official binary builds 4.0.0.10 and 4.0.0.11 are affected. This issue is fixed in OpenSlide 4.0.1 and official binary build 4.0.0.12.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| openslide | openslide | < 4.0.1 | — |
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 | openslide | 4.0.1+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | openslide | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | openslide | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | openslide | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | openslide | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | openslide | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | openslide | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | openslide | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | openslide | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | openslide | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | openslide | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://github.com/openslide/openslide/security/advisories/GHSA-f734-jv98-5677
- https://github.com/openslide/openslide-bin/issues/433
- https://github.com/openslide/openslide-bin/pull/436
- https://github.com/openslide/openslide/pull/706
- https://github.com/openslide/openslide/commit/a4f0fb0ec462edcea97ff22288f606ac6cd370f5
- https://github.com/openslide/openslide/releases/tag/v4.0.1
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/work_items/791