Out-of-Bounds Affecting libtiff package, versions <0:4.0.9-36.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-LIBTIFF-13893735
  • published12 Nov 2025
  • disclosed27 Oct 2025

Introduced: 27 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-8176  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 libtiff to version 0:4.0.9-36.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:20034.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff package and not the libtiff package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function get_histogram of the file tools/tiffmedian.c. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as fe10872e53efba9cc36c66ac4ab3b41a839d5172. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

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