# Security update for tiff

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0753-1  
Release Date: 2025-02-28T16:30:46Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1212607
  * bsc#1219213
  * bsc#1236834

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-25435
  * CVE-2023-52356

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-25435 ( SUSE ):  6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
  * CVE-2023-25435 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-25435 ( NVD ):  5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-52356 ( SUSE ):  5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-52356 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2023-52356 ( NVD ):  7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

  
  
An update that solves two vulnerabilities and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for tiff fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2023-25435: Heap-buffer-overflow in extractContigSamplesShifted8bits()
    in tiffcrop.c (bsc#1212607).
  * CVE-2023-52356: Segment fault in libtiff in TIFFReadRGBATileExt() leading to
    denial of service (bsc#1219213).

Other bugfixes:

  * Fixed tiff build issue on s390x as test 12 test_directory fails
    (bsc#1236834).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-753=1

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-753=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-753=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-753=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * tiff-debugsource-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * tiff-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * tiff-debuginfo-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * tiff-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * tiff-debuginfo-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff6-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff6-debuginfo-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff-devel-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * tiff-debugsource-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    * tiff-docs-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff-devel-docs-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libtiff6-32bit-debuginfo-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff-devel-32bit-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff6-32bit-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libtiff6-64bit-debuginfo-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff6-64bit-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff-devel-64bit-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * tiff-debuginfo-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff6-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff6-debuginfo-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff-devel-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * tiff-debugsource-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (x86_64)
    * libtiff6-32bit-debuginfo-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1
    * libtiff6-32bit-4.7.0-150600.3.8.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-25435.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52356.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212607
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219213
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1236834