An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via the process_command_opts() function in tools/tiffcrop.c

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code
    via the process_command_opts() function in tools/tiffcrop.c (CVE-2026-52490)

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_69095 advisory.

    * libtiff: libtiff: Arbitrary code execution via process_command_opts() function (CVE-2026-52490)

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

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

The remote Oracle Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2026-69095 advisory.

    [4.0.9-39]
    - fix CVE-2026-52490: integer overflow in tiffcrop subdivision       calculation (RHEL-248298)

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

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

The remote MiracleLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the AXSA:2026-1889:10 advisory.

    * libtiff: libtiff: Arbitrary code execution via process_command_opts() function (CVE-2026-52490)

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

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

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:69095 advisory.

    * libtiff: libtiff: Arbitrary code execution via process_command_opts() function (CVE-2026-52490)

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

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

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:69095 advisory.

    * libtiff: libtiff: Arbitrary code execution via process_command_opts() function (CVE-2026-52490)

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.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:69095 advisory.

    The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF)     files.

    Security Fix(es):

    * libtiff: libtiff: Arbitrary code execution via process_command_opts() function (CVE-2026-52490)

    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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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

The version of libtiff installed on the remote host is prior to 4.0.3-35. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3921 advisory.

    An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code     via the process_command_opts() function in tools/tiffcrop.c (CVE-2026-52490)

    An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code     via the libtiff/tools/thumbnail.c: main() component (CVE-2026-52491)

    An integer overflow in the libtiff rgb2ycbcr utility's cvtRaster() function when computing strip buffer     sizes can result in an undersized heap allocation and subsequent heap-based buffer overflow during YCbCr     conversion of a crafted TIFF image (CVE-2026-52492)

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

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

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-2156 advisory.

    An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code     via the process_command_opts() function in tools/tiffcrop.c (CVE-2026-52490)

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

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

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - An issue in libtiff 85f2ac8e0b01cb7db2bbecf4a3b891bdbef67938 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code     via the process_command_opts() function in tools/tiffcrop.c (CVE-2026-52490)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
461675	Echo: tiff: security update to 4.7.0-3+e14	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	critical
461675	Echo: tiff: security update to 4.7.0-3+e14	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	critical
356822	Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: libtiff / libtiff-debuginfo / libtiff-debugsource / libtiff-devel / etc (crlsa-2026_69095)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
349493	Oracle Linux 8 : libtiff (ELSA-2026-69095)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
349342	MiracleLinux 8 : libtiff-4.0.9-39.el8_10 (AXSA:2026-1889:10)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
348761	RockyLinux 8 : libtiff (RLSA-2026:69095)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
348602	AlmaLinux 8 : libtiff (ALSA-2026:69095)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
348383	RHEL 8 : libtiff (RHSA-2026:69095)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	critical
345804	Amazon Linux 2 : libtiff (ALAS-2026-3921)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
345798	Amazon Linux 2023 : libtiff, libtiff-devel, libtiff-static (ALAS2023-2026-2156)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	critical
339485	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-52490	Nessus	Misc.	Local	critical

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