Upstream information

CVE-2024-13978 at MITRE

Description

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function t2p_read_tiff_init of the file tools/tiff2pdf.c of the component fax2ps. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The patch is named 2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Pending

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  CNA (VulDB)
Base Score 1
Vector AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  CNA (VulDB) SUSE
Base Score 2.5 4.7
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity High High
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact Low High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
  CNA (VulDB) SUSE
Base Score 2 5.7
Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack Vector Local Local
Attack Complexity High High
Attack Requirements None None
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None None
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None None
Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low High
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1247581 [NEW]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • libtiff-devel >= 4.7.0-8.1
  • libtiff-devel-32bit >= 4.7.0-8.1
  • libtiff6 >= 4.7.0-8.1
  • libtiff6-32bit >= 4.7.0-8.1
  • tiff >= 4.7.0-8.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2025-15486

List of packages in QA

Product(s) Package(s)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6
  • libtiff-devel >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6 >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6-32bit >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • libtiff-devel >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6 >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6-32bit >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • libtiff-devel >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6 >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6-32bit >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • libtiff-devel >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6 >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6-32bit >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6
  • libtiff-devel >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6 >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6-32bit >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7
  • libtiff-devel >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6 >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6-32bit >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • libtiff-devel >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6 >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6-32bit >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • libtiff-devel >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6 >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6-32bit >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • libtiff-devel >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6 >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6-32bit >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7
  • libtiff-devel >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6 >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
  • libtiff6-32bit >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6
  • tiff >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7
  • tiff >= 4.7.0-150600.3.16.1

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 tiff Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 tiff In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 16.0 tiff Analysis
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 tiff Analysis
openSUSE Leap 15.6 tiff Affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS Extended Security tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 tiff Not affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 tiff Not affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 tiff Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 tiff Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 tiff Not affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 tiff Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 tiff Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 tiff Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 tiff Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 tiff Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 tiff Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 tiff Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 tiff Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 tiff Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 tiff Not affected
openSUSE Leap 15.5 tiff Not affected
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 tiff Not affected
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 tiff Not affected
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 tiff Not affected
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 tiff Not affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Sat Aug 2 02:00:29 2025
CVE page last modified: Mon Sep 1 19:13:45 2025