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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-3598: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2023:2340)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2022-3598: Moderate: libtiff security update (CESA-2023:2340)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/21/2022
Created
05/15/2023
Added
05/15/2023
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

LibTIFF 4.4.0 has an out-of-bounds write in extractContigSamplesShifted24bits in tools/tiffcrop.c:3604, 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 cfbb883b.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-libtiff
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-devel
  • centos-upgrade-libtiff-tools-debuginfo

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