[USN-7440-1] ImageMagick regression
[USN-7440-1] ImageMagick regression
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7440-1
April 16, 2025
imagemagick regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
USN-6200-2 introduced a regression in ImageMagick.
Software Description:
- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library
Details:
USN-6200-2 fixed a vulnerability in ImageMagick. It was discovered that the
fix for CVE-2023-34151 was incomplete. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled memory under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image file, an attacker could possibly exploit this issue to
cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2023-34151)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
imagemagick 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
imagemagick-6-common 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
imagemagick-6.q16hdri 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
imagemagick-common 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
libmagick++-6.q16-8 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
libmagickcore-6.q16-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
libmagickwand-6.q16-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7440-1
CVE-2023-34151, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/2106393
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11
