A PECL Imagick security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-38
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: PECL Imagick: Arbitrary code execution
Date: March 19, 2020
Bugs: #687030
ID: 202003-38

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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Imagick PHP extension might allow an attacker to
execute arbitrary code.

Background
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Imagick is a PHP extension to create and modify images using the
ImageMagick library.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-php/pecl-imagick < 3.4.4 >= 3.4.4

Description
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An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was discovered in the Imagick PHP
extension.

Impact
======

A remote attacker, able to upload specially crafted images which will
get processed by Imagick, could possibly execute arbitrary code with
the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Imagick PHP extension users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/pecl-imagick-3.4.4"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-11037
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11037

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-38

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
  https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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