Vulnerability · Published Jun 29, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-12912Libtiff: libtiff: heap-based buffer overflow via crafted pixarlog-compressed tiff image
High 7.3
In plain English
A high-severity heap buffer overflow in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A flaw was found in libtiff. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted PixarLog-compressed TIFF image. This issue occurs when decoding Pixarlog codec images with the PIXARLOGDATAFMT_8BITABGR output format and a specific stride value, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. This could potentially result in arbitrary code execution or a denial of service (DoS).
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | compat-libtiff3 | 3.9.4-16.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:47183 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libtiff | 4.6.0-8.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:41892 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libtiff | 4.0.9-38.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:47184 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libtiff | 4.4.0-18.el9_8.1 | ALSA-2026:42668 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libtiff-devel | 4.6.0-8.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:41892 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libtiff-devel | 4.0.9-38.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:47184 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libtiff-devel | 4.4.0-18.el9_8.1 | ALSA-2026:42668 |
| AlmaLinux:10 | libtiff-tools | 4.6.0-8.el10_2.4 | ALSA-2026:41892 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | libtiff-tools | 4.0.9-38.el8_10 | ALSA-2026:47184 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | libtiff-tools | 4.4.0-18.el9_8.1 | ALSA-2026:42668 |
| Debian:12 | tiff | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12912 |
| Debian:13 | tiff | 4.7.0-3+deb13u3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12912 |
| Debian:14 | tiff | 4.7.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12912 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | compat-libtiff3 | 0:3.9.4-16.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:47183 |
| Rocky Linux:10 | libtiff | 0:4.6.0-8.el10_2.4 | RLSA-2026:41892 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | libtiff | 0:4.0.9-38.el8_10 | RLSA-2026:47184 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | libtiff | 0:4.4.0-18.el9_8.1 | RLSA-2026:42668 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | neuron | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12912 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | qtwebengine-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12912 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | qtwebengine-opensource-src | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12912 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | texmaker | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12912 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tiff | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12912 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tiff | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12912 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tiff | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12912 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | tiff | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12912 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | tiff | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-12912 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- RHSA-2026:34890 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:41892 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:42668 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:47183 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:47184 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:49671 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:50774 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:54638 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:54640 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:54642 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:58545 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:58553 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:58554 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:58556 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:61657 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:69292 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:73909 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:73959 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:73960 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:73961 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:73962 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:74458 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:74459 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:74460 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:74461 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:74462 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:74463 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:74674 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:83550 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12912 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2492871 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/merge_requests/873
- https://gitlab.com/libtiff/libtiff/-/work_items/824
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-12912.json x_sadp-csaf-vex