ALAS2-2025-3019


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2-2025-3019
Advisory Released Date: 2025-10-14
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-10-14
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

Multiple potential integer overflow in tiffcp.c in libtiff <= 4.5.1 can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute an arbitrary code via a crafted tiff image which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow. (CVE-2023-40745)

A vulnerability was identified in LibTIFF 4.7.0. This issue affects the function May of the file tiffcrop.c of the component tiffcrop. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. (CVE-2025-8961)


Affected Packages:

libtiff


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update libtiff or yum update --advisory ALAS2-2025-3019 to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.aarch64
    libtiff-devel-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.aarch64
    libtiff-static-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.aarch64
    libtiff-tools-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.aarch64
    libtiff-debuginfo-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.aarch64

i686:
    libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.i686
    libtiff-devel-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.i686
    libtiff-static-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.i686
    libtiff-tools-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.i686
    libtiff-debuginfo-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.i686

src:
    libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.src

x86_64:
    libtiff-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.x86_64
    libtiff-devel-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.x86_64
    libtiff-static-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.x86_64
    libtiff-tools-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.x86_64
    libtiff-debuginfo-4.0.3-35.amzn2.0.26.x86_64