NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libtiff-devel package, versions <0:4.4.0-12.el9_4.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-LIBTIFFDEVEL-7641160
  • published6 Aug 2024
  • disclosed19 Jul 2024

Introduced: 19 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-7006  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 libtiff-devel to version 0:4.4.0-12.el9_4.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:8914.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libtiff-devel package and not the libtiff-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A null pointer dereference flaw was found in Libtiff via tif_dirinfo.c. This issue may allow an attacker to trigger memory allocation failures through certain means, such as restricting the heap space size or injecting faults, causing a segmentation fault. This can cause an application crash, eventually leading to a denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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