Ubuntu Security Update USN-6512-1: LibTIFF vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made to run into an infinite loop. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-40090) It was discovered that LibTIFF could be made leak memory. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-3576)

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