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Gentoo: GLSA-202307-21 Normal: ImageMagick Security Vulnerabilities

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Calendar Grey June 26, 2016
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Identify weaknesses in ImageMagick impacting Gentoo Linux users. Immediate update advised for security patches.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ImageMagick including overflows and possible Denials of Service.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ImageMagick including, but not limited to, various overflows and potential Denials of Service. Please visit the references and related bug reports for additional information.

Resolution

All ImageMagick users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-gfx/imagemagick-6.9.0.3"

References

[ 1 ] Double free in coders/pict.c:2000 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1448803 [ 2 ] Double free in coders/tga.c:221 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1490362 [ 3 ] Imagemagick fuzzing bug https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/24/1 [ 4 ] Integer and Buffer overflow in coders/icon.c https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/1459747

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-14
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Concerns

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.

Severity: Normal
Title: ImageMagick: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 26, 2016
Bugs: #534106, #562892
ID: 201606-14

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ImageMagick including overflows and possible Denials of Service.

Background

Imagemagick is a collection of tools and libraries for many image formats.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-gfx/imagemagick < 6.9.0.3 >= 6.9.0.3

Impact

===== Remote attackers could potentially perform buffer overflows or conduct Denials of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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