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Debian 8 DSA-3591-1 Critical: ImageMagick Command Injection Threat

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Debian Security Notice for ImageMagick command injection patch, CVE-2016-5118, please upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16-2 immediately!
Bob Friesenhahn from the GraphicsMagick project discovered a command injection vulnerability in ImageMagick, a program suite for image manipulation
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Summary

This update removes the possibility of using pipe (|) in filenames to
interact with imagemagick.

It is important that you upgrade the libmagickcore-6.q16-2 and not just
the imagemagick package. Applications using libmagickcore-6.q16-2 might
also be affected and need to be restarted after the upgrade.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 6.8.9.9-5+deb8u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your imagemagick packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: imagemagick
CVE ID: CVE-2016-5118

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