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Alma Linux: CVE-2023-40745: Moderate: libtiff security update (ALSA-2024-2289)

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Alma Linux: CVE-2023-40745: Moderate: libtiff security update (ALSA-2024-2289)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/05/2023
Created
05/08/2024
Added
05/08/2024
Modified
05/08/2024

Description

LibTIFF is vulnerable to an integer overflow. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute an arbitrary code via a crafted tiff image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Solution(s)

  • alma-upgrade-libtiff
  • alma-upgrade-libtiff-devel
  • alma-upgrade-libtiff-tools

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