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  2. USN-7068-1

USN-7068-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 October 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.

Releases

Packages

  • imagemagick - Image manipulation programs and library

Details

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain
malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick
were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could
exploit this to cause a denial of service or affect the reliability of the
system. The vulnerabilities included memory leaks, buffer overflows, and
improper handling of pixel data.

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain
malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick
were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could
exploit this to cause a denial of service or affect the reliability of the
system. The vulnerabilities included memory leaks, buffer overflows, and
improper handling of pixel data.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial imagemagick-6.q16 –  8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11  
libimage-magick-perl –  8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11  
libimage-magick-q16-perl –  8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11  
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 –  8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11  
libmagickcore-6-headers –  8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11  
libmagickcore-6.q16-2 –  8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11  
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra –  8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11  
libmagickcore-6.q16-dev –  8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11  
libmagickwand-6.q16-2 –  8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11  
14.04 trusty imagemagick –  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11  
libmagick++-dev –  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11  
libmagick++5 –  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11  
libmagickcore-dev –  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11  
libmagickcore5 –  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11  
libmagickcore5-extra –  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11  
libmagickwand-dev –  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11  
libmagickwand5 –  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11  
perlmagick –  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11  

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