USN-8113-2: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

Publication date

19 August 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.

Releases


Packages

  • tiff - Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library

Details

USN 8113-1 fixed vulnerabilities in tiff. This update
provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly handle memory when
processing certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause LibTIFF to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-61143)

It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly handle memory when
processing malformed TIFF directories. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause LibTIFF to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-61144)

USN 8113-1 fixed vulnerabilities in tiff. This update
provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly handle memory when
processing certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause LibTIFF to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-61143)

It was discovered that LibTIFF did not properly handle memory when
processing malformed TIFF directories. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause LibTIFF to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-61144)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute libtiff-opengl –  4.7.0-3ubuntu5
libtiff-tools –  4.7.0-3ubuntu5
libtiff6 –  4.7.0-3ubuntu5
libtiffxx6 –  4.7.0-3ubuntu5

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