NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libtiff package, versions <0:4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.25


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-LIBTIFF-15848835
  • published30 Mar 2026
  • disclosed23 Feb 2026

Introduced: 23 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-61143  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 libtiff to version 0:4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.25 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1498.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff package and not the libtiff package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

libtiff up to v4.7.1 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the component libtiff/tif_open.c.

CVSS Base Scores

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