[USN-6621-1] ImageMagick vulnerability

Paulo Flabiano Smorigo pfsmorigo at canonical.com
Thu Feb 1 18:53:12 UTC 2024


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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6621-1
February 01, 2024

imagemagick vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

ImageMagick could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted
file.

Software Description:
- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library

Details:

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values when
processing BMP files. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of
service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  imagemagick                     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3+esm3
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3+esm3
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3+esm3
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3+esm3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  imagemagick                     8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.9+esm2
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.9+esm2
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.9+esm2
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra     8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.9+esm2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  imagemagick                     8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm3
  libmagickcore-6.q16-3           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm3
  libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra     8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  imagemagick                     8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm10
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm10
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm10
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra     8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm10

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  imagemagick                     8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm7
  libmagickcore5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm7
  libmagickcore5-extra            8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm7

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6621-1
  CVE-2023-5341
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