Libtiff: tiffrasterscanlinesize64 produce too-big size and could cause oom
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 13 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An out-of-memory flaw was found in libtiff that could be triggered by passing a crafted tiff file to the TIFFRasterScanlineSize64() API. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted input with a size smaller than 379 KB.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | libtiff | before 4.6.0 | 4.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | 4.6.0-8.el10_2.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | — | 4.6.0-6.el10_0.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | 4.4.0-15.el9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support | — | 4.4.0-13.el9_6.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | — | 3.2.2-1765379088 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | — | 3.2.2-1765379049 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | — | 3.2.2-1764871796 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | — | 1772160593 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | — | 1772160625 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Discovery 2 | — | 2.4.0-1763656152 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 | — | 1790276886 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 | — | 1790276884 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 | — | 1790277045 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 | — | 1790276889 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 | — | 1790276974 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 | — | 1790703497 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 | — | 1790703506 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 | — | 1790703590 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 | — | 1790703568 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 | — | 1790703586 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 | — | 1790703494 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | — | 1790703542 | Patch available | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- libtiff Vendor— Affected before 4.6.0 Fixed in 4.6.0 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.0-8.el10_2.4 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.6.0-6.el10_0.4 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.4.0-15.el9 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 4.4.0-13.el9_6.5 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.2.2-1765379088 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.2.2-1765379049 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 3.2.2-1764871796 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1772160593 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1772160625 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Discovery 2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 2.4.0-1763656152 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790276886 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790276884 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790277045 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790276889 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790276974 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790703497 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790703506 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790703590 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790703568 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790703586 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790703494 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in 1790703542 Patch available CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 VendorRed Hat Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA libtiff Fixed in 4.6.0
Red Hat 22 advisories
- RHSA-2026:74674 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.4.3 (Neuron)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-neuron-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74463 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (ROCm 7.0)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-rocm-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74462 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (CUDA 12.9)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-cuda-rhel9
Show 19 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:74461 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (Spyre)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-spyre-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74460 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (CPU)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74459 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (ROCm 6.4)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-rocm-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74458 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (TPU)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:73962 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.0.3 (cuda)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-cuda-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:73961 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.0.3 (spyre)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-spyre-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:73960 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.0.3 (cpu)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:73959 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.0.3 (tpu)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:73909 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.0.3 (rocm)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-rocm-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:49671 Released 2026-08-03 · Red Hat rating Importantlibtiff security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) libtiff-4.6.0-6.el10_0.4, libtiff-devel-4.6.0-6.el10_0.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) libtiff-tools-4.6.0-6.el10_0.4
- RHSA-2026:43537 Released 2026-07-22 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibtiff security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) libtiff-tools-4.4.0-13.el9_6.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) libtiff-4.4.0-13.el9_6.5, libtiff-devel-4.4.0-13.el9_6.5
- RHSA-2026:41892 Released 2026-07-20 · Red Hat rating Importantlibtiff security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) libtiff-4.6.0-8.el10_2.4, libtiff-devel-4.6.0-8.el10_2.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libtiff-tools-4.6.0-8.el10_2.4
- RHSA-2026:3462 Released 2026-02-27 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (ROCm)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:3461 Released 2026-02-27 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (CUDA)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9
- RHSA-2025:23080 Released 2025-12-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Inference Server Model Optimization Tools 3.2.2 (CUDA)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9
- RHSA-2025:23079 Released 2025-12-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (ROCm)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9
- RHSA-2025:23078 Released 2025-12-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (CUDA)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9
- RHSA-2025:21994 Released 2025-11-24 · Red Hat rating ImportantA Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
- Red Hat Discovery 2 registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9
- RHSA-2025:20801 Released 2025-11-11 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibtiff security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libtiff-4.4.0-15.el9, libtiff-devel-4.4.0-15.el9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libtiff-tools-4.4.0-15.el9
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2, Red Hat Discovery 2 and 7 more products — RHSA-2025:20801
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-28739 Libtiff: segment fault in libtiff in tiffreadrgbatileext() leading to denial of servicePriority HIGH 72
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:23078, RHSA-2025:23079, RHSA-2025:23080, RHSA-2026:3461, RHSA-2026:3462 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:43537 |
| Red Hat Discovery 2 | Fixed | RHSA-2025:21994 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:41892 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:20801 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:49671 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:43537 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:41892 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:20801 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:49671 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:73909, RHSA-2026:73959, RHSA-2026:73960, RHSA-2026:73961, RHSA-2026:73962 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:74458, RHSA-2026:74459, RHSA-2026:74460, RHSA-2026:74461, RHSA-2026:74462, RHSA-2026:74463 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:74674 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Discovery 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52355
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh6j-mgh8-7prh
References
Patch 1
Advisory 23
- RHSA-2025:20801
- RHSA-2025:21994
- RHSA-2025:23078
- RHSA-2025:23079
- RHSA-2025:23080
- RHSA-2026:3461
- RHSA-2026:3462
- RHSA-2026:41892
- RHSA-2026:43537
- RHSA-2026:49671
- RHSA-2026:73909
- RHSA-2026:73959
- RHSA-2026:73960
- RHSA-2026:73961
- RHSA-2026:73962
- RHSA-2026:74458
- RHSA-2026:74459
- RHSA-2026:74460
- RHSA-2026:74461
- RHSA-2026:74462
- RHSA-2026:74463
- RHSA-2026:74674
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-52355
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Sources
- CVE-2023-52355 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-52355 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fh6j-mgh8-7prh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-52355 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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