# CVE-2022-3970: libtiff: The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files.  Security...

CVE-2022-3970 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by libtiff-opengl 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9, released November 13, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3970
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.8 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0134
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Nov 13, 2022

## Description

The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files.  Security Fix(es):  * libtiff: out-of-bounds write in _TIFFmemcpy in libtiff/tif_unix.c (CVE-2022-3627)  * libtiff: integer overflow in function TIFFReadRGBATileExt of the file (CVE-2022-3970)  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.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | libtiff RHEL 8 | 0:4.0.9-27.el8 | [RHSA-2023:2883](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2883.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff RHEL 9 | 0:4.4.0-7.el9 | [RHSA-2023:2340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2340.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff almalinux 8 | 4.0.9-27.el8 | [ALSA-2023:2883](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2883.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff almalinux 9 | 4.4.0-7.el9 | [ALSA-2023:2340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2340.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-050](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-050.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff ol 8 | 0:4.0.9-27.el8 | [ELSA-2023-2883](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2883.md) | May 24, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff ol 9 | 0:4.4.0-7.el9 | [ELSA-2023-2340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2340.md) | May 15, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-050](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-050.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-debugsource amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-050](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-050.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel RHEL 8 | 0:4.0.9-27.el8 | [RHSA-2023:2883](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2883.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel RHEL 9 | 0:4.4.0-7.el9 | [RHSA-2023:2340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2340.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel almalinux 8 | 4.0.9-27.el8 | [ALSA-2023:2883](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2883.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel almalinux 9 | 4.4.0-7.el9 | [ALSA-2023:2340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2340.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-050](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-050.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel ol 8 | 0:4.0.9-27.el8 | [ELSA-2023-2883](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2883.md) | May 24, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-devel ol 9 | 0:4.4.0-7.el9 | [ELSA-2023-2340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2340.md) | May 15, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-opengl Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9 | [libtiff-opengl 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libtiff-opengl-4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | libtiff-opengl Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7 | [libtiff-opengl 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libtiff-opengl-4.1.0-git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | libtiff-opengl Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3 | [libtiff-opengl 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libtiff-opengl-4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | libtiff-static amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-050](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-050.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools RHEL 8 | 0:4.0.9-27.el8 | [RHSA-2023:2883](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2883.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools RHEL 9 | 0:4.4.0-7.el9 | [RHSA-2023:2340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2340.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9 | [libtiff-tools 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libtiff-tools-4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7 | [libtiff-tools 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libtiff-tools-4.1.0-git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3 | [libtiff-tools 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libtiff-tools-4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools almalinux 8 | 4.0.9-27.el8 | [ALSA-2023:2883](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2883.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools almalinux 9 | 4.4.0-7.el9 | [ALSA-2023:2340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2340.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-050](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-050.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools ol 8 | 0:4.0.9-27.el8 | [ELSA-2023-2883](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2883.md) | May 24, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools ol 9 | 0:4.4.0-7.el9 | [ELSA-2023-2340](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2340.md) | May 15, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 4.4.0-4.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-050](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-050.md) | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Linux | libtiff5 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9 | [libtiff5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libtiff5-4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | libtiff5 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7 | [libtiff5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libtiff5-4.1.0-git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | libtiff5 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3 | [libtiff5 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libtiff5-4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | libtiffxx5 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9 | [libtiffxx5 4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libtiffxx5-4.0.9-5ubuntu0.9.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | libtiffxx5 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7 | [libtiffxx5 4.1.0+git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libtiffxx5-4.1.0-git191117-2ubuntu0.20.04.7.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | libtiffxx5 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3 | [libtiffxx5 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libtiffxx5-4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | tiff Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 4.4.0-6 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3970](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-3970.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | tiff Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 4.4.0-6 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3970](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-3970.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |
| Linux | tiff Debian 14 | 4.4.0-6 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3970](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-3970.md) | Nov 13, 2022 |

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