AlmaLinux 8 : libtiff (ALSA-2025:4658)

high Nessus Plugin ID 235599

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:4658 advisory.

* libtiff: Heap-based buffer overflow in tools/pal2rgb.c can lead to denial of service (CVE-2017-17095)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libtiff, libtiff-devel and / or libtiff-tools packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235599

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-4658.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/8/2025

Updated: 5/8/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-17095

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libtiff-tools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::nfv, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libtiff, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libtiff-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::supplementary

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/7/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/2/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17095

CWE: 122

RHSA: 2025:4658

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