[USN-7876-1] ImageMagick vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7876-1
November 20, 2025

imagemagick vulnerability
==========================================================================

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

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

ImageMagick could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library

Details:

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly handle memory when
encoding BMP images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. This issue exists due to an incomplete fix for
CVE-2025-57803.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-6.q16hdri           8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl    8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-9t64          8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-9t64      8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-7-extra     8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-7t64        8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7-extra  8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7t64    8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-7t64        8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-7t64    8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-6.q16hdri           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl    8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-8             8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8         8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra  8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-6           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl    8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-6.q16hdri           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl    8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-7             8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7         8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-3           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra     8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3       8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra  8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-3           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3       8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-5v5           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra     8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm15
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  imagemagick                     8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-common              8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++5                    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore5-extra            8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  perlmagick                      8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm16
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7876-1
  CVE-2025-62171
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