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An ImageMagick security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS.



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