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Rocky Linux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: libtiff / libtiff-devel / libtiff-static / libtiff-tools Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1785455561)
low Nessus Plugin ID 361654
Synopsis
The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1785455561 advisory.- A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF up to 4.7.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function t2p_read_tiff_init of the file tools/tiff2pdf.c of the component fax2ps. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The patch is named 2ebfffb0e8836bfb1cd7d85c059cd285c59761a4. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
(CVE-2024-13978)
- A flaw has been found in LibTIFF 4.7.0. This affects the function
_TIFFmallocExt/_TIFFCheckRealloc/TIFFHashSetNew/InitCCITTFax3 of the file tools/tiffcmp.c of the component tiffcmp. Executing manipulation can lead to memory leak. The attack is restricted to local execution. This attack is characterized by high complexity. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been published and may be used. There is ongoing doubt regarding the real existence of this vulnerability. This patch is called ed141286a37f6e5ddafb5069347ff5d587e7a4e0. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue. A researcher disputes the security impact of this issue, because this is a memory leak on a command line tool that is about to exit anyway. In the reply the project maintainer declares this issue as a simple 'bug' when leaving the command line tool and (...) not a security issue at all. (CVE-2025-9165)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1785455561.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 361654
File Name: tuxcare_rocky_linux_9.6_CLSA-2026-1785455561.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 10/1/2026
Updated: 10/1/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 1.2
Percentile: 0.01
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Low
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 1
Temporal Score: 0.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-9165
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2.5
Temporal Score: 2.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 2
Threat Score: 1.1
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/1/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-13978, CVE-2025-9165
CLSA: 2026:1785455561