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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-35521: Security patch for libtiff (ALAS-2022-1625)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-35521: Security patch for libtiff (ALAS-2022-1625)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
03/09/2021
Created
08/29/2022
Added
08/05/2022
Modified
08/05/2022

Description

A flaw was found in libtiff. Due to a memory allocation failure in tif_read.c, a crafted TIFF file can lead to an abort, resulting in denial of service.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-libtiff

References

  • ALAS-2022-1625
  • CVE-2020-35521

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