CVE-2022-3970 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-3970: A vulnerability was found in LibTIFF. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function TIFFReadRGBATileExt of the file libtiff/tif_getimage.c. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-3970 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tiff→ fixed in4.2.0-1+deb11u3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tiff
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tiff→ fixed in4.4.0-6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tiff
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

tiff→ fixed in4.4.0-6urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y tiff
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

tiff→ fixed in4.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade tiff
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

tiff→ fixed in4.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade tiff
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

tiff→ fixed in4.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade tiff
```

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

tiff→ fixed in4.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade tiff
```

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

tiff→ fixed in4.5.0-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade tiff
```

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