# CVE-2022-2520: libtiff: The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files.  Security...

CVE-2022-2520 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2520, released August 31, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-2520
- Priority: Routine
- CVSS: 6.5 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0127
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 31, 2022

## Description

The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files.  Security Fix(es):  * LibTiff: DoS from Divide By Zero Error (CVE-2022-2056, CVE-2022-2057, CVE-2022-2058)  * libtiff: Double free or corruption in rotateImage() function at tiffcrop.c (CVE-2022-2519)  * libtiff: uint32_t underflow leads to out of bounds read and write in tiffcrop.c (CVE-2022-2867)  * libtiff: tiffcrop.c has uint32_t underflow which leads to out of bounds read and write in extractContigSamples8bits() (CVE-2022-2869)  * libtiff: tiffcrop: heap-buffer-overflow in extractImageSection in tiffcrop.c (CVE-2022-2953)  * libtiff: Assertion fail in rotateImage() function at tiffcrop.c (CVE-2022-2520)  * libtiff: Invalid pointer free operation in TIFFClose() at tif_close.c (CVE-2022-2521)  * libtiff: Invalid crop_width and/or crop_length could cause an out-of-bounds read in reverseSamples16bits() (CVE-2022-2868)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | libtiff RHEL 8 | 0:4.0.9-26.el8_7 | [RHSA-2023:0095](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0095.md) | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff RHEL 9 | 0:4.4.0-5.el9_1 | [RHSA-2023:0302](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0302.md) | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff almalinux 8 | 4.0.9-26.el8_7 | [ALSA-2023:0095](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0095.md) | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff almalinux 9 | 4.4.0-5.el9_1 | [ALSA-2023:0302](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0302.md) | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-067](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-067.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff ol 8 | 0:4.0.9-26.el8_7 | [ELSA-2023-0095](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0095.md) | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff ol 9 | 0:4.4.0-5.el9_1 | [ELSA-2023-0302](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0302.md) | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff rocky 8 | 0:4.0.9-26.el8_7 | [RLSA-2023:0095](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-0095.md) | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff rocky 9 | 0:4.4.0-5.el9_1 | [RLSA-2023:0302](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-0302.md) | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-067](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-067.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-debugsource amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-067](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-067.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.0.9-26.el8_7 | [RHSA-2023:0095](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0095.md) | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel RHEL 9 | 0:4.4.0-5.el9_1 | [RHSA-2023:0302](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0302.md) | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel almalinux 8 | 4.0.9-26.el8_7 | [ALSA-2023:0095](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0095.md) | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel almalinux 9 | 4.4.0-5.el9_1 | [ALSA-2023:0302](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0302.md) | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-067](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-067.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel ol 8 | 0:4.0.9-26.el8_7 | [ELSA-2023-0095](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0095.md) | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel ol 9 | 0:4.4.0-5.el9_1 | [ELSA-2023-0302](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0302.md) | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-static amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-067](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-067.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools RHEL 8 | 0:4.0.9-26.el8_7 | [RHSA-2023:0095](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0095.md) | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools RHEL 9 | 0:4.4.0-5.el9_1 | [RHSA-2023:0302](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-0302.md) | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools almalinux 8 | 4.0.9-26.el8_7 | [ALSA-2023:0095](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0095.md) | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools almalinux 9 | 4.4.0-5.el9_1 | [ALSA-2023:0302](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-0302.md) | Jan 23, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-067](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-067.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools ol 8 | 0:4.0.9-26.el8_7 | [ELSA-2023-0095](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0095.md) | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools ol 9 | 0:4.4.0-5.el9_1 | [ELSA-2023-0302](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-0302.md) | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.4 | [ALAS2023-2023-067](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-067.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | tiff Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 4.4.0-6 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2520](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-2520.md) | Aug 31, 2022 |
| Linux | tiff Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 4.4.0-6 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2520](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-2520.md) | Aug 31, 2022 |
| Linux | tiff Debian 14 | 4.4.0-6 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2520](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-2520.md) | Aug 31, 2022 |

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