USN-4549-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4549-1
September 28, 2020
imagemagick vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
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 specially
crafted image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were
tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could exploit
this to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.
(CVE-2019-19948, CVE-2019-19949)
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-2.1ubuntu11.1
imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.1
libmagick++-6.q16-8 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.1
libmagickcore-6.q16-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4549-1
CVE-2019-19948, CVE-2019-19949
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.1
An ImageMagick security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS.