QID 241445

Date Published: 2023-05-10

QID 241445: Red Hat Update for libtiff (RHSA-2023:2340)

The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating tagged image file format (tiff) files...Security Fix(es):

    libtiff: heap buffer overflows in tiffcrop.c (cve-2022-3570).
    Libtiff: out-of-bounds write in _tiffmemcpy in libtiff/tif_unix (cve-2022-3597).
    Libtiff: out-of-bounds write in extractcontigsamplesshifted24bits in tools/tiffcrop.c (cve-2022-3598).
    Libtiff: out-of-bounds read in writesinglesection in tools/tiffcrop.c (cve-2022-3599).
    Libtiff: out-of-bounds write in _tiffmemset in libtiff/tif_unix.c (cve-2022-3626).
    Libtiff: out-of-bounds write in _tiffmemcpy in libtiff/tif_unix.c (cve-2022-3627).
    Libtiff: integer overflow in function tiffreadrgbatileext of the file (cve-2022-3970).
    Libtiff: out-of-bounds read in tiffcp in tools/tiffcp.c (cve-2022-4645).
    Libtiff: heap buffer overflow issues related to tifftag_inknames and related tifftag_numberofinks value (cve-2023-30774).
    Libtiff: heap buffer overflow in extractcontigsamples32bits, tiffcrop.c (cve-2023-30775).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 9 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 9 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 9 aarch64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for power, little endian 9 ppc64le.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for arm 64 9 aarch64.
    Red hat codeready linux builder for ibm z systems 9 s390x.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:2340 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:2340 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2340