Medium: libtiff

Issue Overview:

A flaw was found in libtiff where a NULL source pointer passed as an argument to the memcpy() function within the TIFFReadDirectory() in tif_dirread.c. This flaw allows an attacker to exploit this vulnerability via a crafted TIFF file, causing a crash and leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0562)

Affected Packages:

libtiff

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update libtiff to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.aarch64  
    libtiff-devel-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.aarch64  
    libtiff-static-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.aarch64  
    libtiff-tools-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.aarch64  
    libtiff-debuginfo-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.i686  
    libtiff-devel-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.i686  
    libtiff-static-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.i686  
    libtiff-tools-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.i686  
    libtiff-debuginfo-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.i686  
  
src:  
    libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.src  
  
x86_64:  
    libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.x86_64  
    libtiff-devel-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.x86_64  
    libtiff-static-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.x86_64  
    libtiff-tools-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.x86_64  
    libtiff-debuginfo-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.2.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-0562

Mitre: CVE-2022-0562