Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update
The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files. Security Fix(es): * libtiff: LibTIFF Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2025-8176) * libtiff: Libtiff Write-What-Where (CVE-2025-9900) 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The libtiff library in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 contains two security vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-8176, a Use-After-Free vulnerability, and CVE-2025-9900, a Write-What-Where vulnerability. These issues could potentially lead to memory corruption or arbitrary code execution if exploited. Red Hat has released updated libtiff packages for multiple architectures and variants of RHEL 9 to address these vulnerabilities. The advisory classifies the impact as Important and directs users to apply the updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:19113.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities in libtiff could allow an attacker to exploit memory corruption issues, such as Use-After-Free and Write-What-Where conditions, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. The advisory rates the impact as Important, indicating a high severity but not critical. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libtiff packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as soon as possible following the guidance in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:19113 (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the provided patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libtiff security update
Description
The libtiff packages contain a library of functions for manipulating Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files. Security Fix(es): * libtiff: LibTIFF Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2025-8176) * libtiff: Libtiff Write-What-Where (CVE-2025-9900) 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.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The libtiff library in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 contains two security vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-8176, a Use-After-Free vulnerability, and CVE-2025-9900, a Write-What-Where vulnerability. These issues could potentially lead to memory corruption or arbitrary code execution if exploited. Red Hat has released updated libtiff packages for multiple architectures and variants of RHEL 9 to address these vulnerabilities. The advisory classifies the impact as Important and directs users to apply the updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:19113.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities in libtiff could allow an attacker to exploit memory corruption issues, such as Use-After-Free and Write-What-Where conditions, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. The advisory rates the impact as Important, indicating a high severity but not critical. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated libtiff packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as soon as possible following the guidance in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:19113 (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the provided patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:19113
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-9900"]
Threat ID: 6a3cc2994853345fc16d1f78
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 05:54:33 UTC
Last enriched: 07/12/2026, 11:14:19 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:52 UTC
Views: 27
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