Security update for tiff

SUSE Security Update: Security update for tiff
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:2676-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1074186 #1092480 #960589 #983440
Cross-References:CVE-2015-8668 CVE-2016-5319 CVE-2017-17942 CVE-2018-10779
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

This update for tiff fixes the following issues:
The following security vulnerabilities were addressed:

  • CVE-2015-8668: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in the PackBitsPreEncode function in tif_packbits.c in bmp2tiff, which allowed remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a large width field in a specially crafted BMP image. (bsc#960589)
  • CVE-2018-10779: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read in TIFFWriteScanline() in tif_write.c (bsc#1092480)
  • CVE-2017-17942: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in the function PackBitsEncode in tif_packbits.c. (bsc#1074186)
  • CVE-2016-5319: Fixed a beap-based buffer overflow in bmp2tiff (bsc#983440)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-tiff-13772=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-tiff-13772=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-tiff-13772=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libtiff-devel-3.8.2-141.169.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libtiff-devel-32bit-3.8.2-141.169.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libtiff3-3.8.2-141.169.16.1
    • tiff-3.8.2-141.169.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libtiff3-32bit-3.8.2-141.169.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ia64):
    • libtiff3-x86-3.8.2-141.169.16.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • tiff-debuginfo-3.8.2-141.169.16.1
    • tiff-debugsource-3.8.2-141.169.16.1

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