vulnerability
Alma Linux: CVE-2022-2953: Moderate: libtiff security update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 29, 2022 | Jan 16, 2023 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 29, 2022
Added
Jan 16, 2023
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds read in extractImageSection in tools/tiffcrop.c:6905, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted tiff file. For users that compile libtiff from sources, the fix is available with commit 48d6ece8.
Solutions
alma-upgrade-libtiffalma-upgrade-libtiff-develalma-upgrade-libtiff-tools
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