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[USN-8113-1] LibTIFF vulnerabilities

Posted on 23 March 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8113-1
March 23, 2026

tiff vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in LibTIFF.

Software Description:
- tiff: Tag Image File Format (TIFF) library

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:

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

Ubuntu 25.10
libtiff-opengl 4.7.0-3ubuntu3.1
libtiff-tools 4.7.0-3ubuntu3.1
libtiff6 4.7.0-3ubuntu3.1
libtiffxx6 4.7.0-3ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
libtiff-opengl 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.5
libtiff-tools 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.5
libtiff6 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.5
libtiffxx6 4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libtiff-opengl 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.13
libtiff-tools 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.13
libtiff5 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.13
libtiffxx5 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.13

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libtiff-opengl 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiff-tools 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiff5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiffxx5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.14+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libtiff-opengl 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiff-tools 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiff5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiffxx5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.10+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libtiff-opengl 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm20
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiff-tools 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm20
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiff5 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm20
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiffxx5 4.0.6-1ubuntu0.8+esm20
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libtiff-opengl 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiff-tools 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiff5 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libtiffxx5 4.0.3-7ubuntu0.11+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8113-1
CVE-2025-61143, CVE-2025-61144

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.7.0-3ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.5.1+git230720-4ubuntu2.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tiff/4.3.0-6ubuntu0.13

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