=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5456-1
June 01, 2022

imagemagick vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

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 memory under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image, an attacker could possibly exploit this issue to cause a
denial of service or other unspecified impact.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   imagemagick                     8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13
   imagemagick-6-common            8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13
   imagemagick-common              8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13
   libmagick++-6.q16-7             8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13
   libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7         8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13
   libmagickcore-6.q16-3           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13
   libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3       8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   imagemagick                     8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm3
   imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm3
   imagemagick-common              8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm3
   libmagick++-6.q16-5v5           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm3
   libmagickcore-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm3

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
   imagemagick                     8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm2
   imagemagick-common              8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm2
   libmagick++5                    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm2
   libmagickcore5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5456-1
   CVE-2022-28463

Package Information:
 
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13

Ubuntu 5456-1: ImageMagick vulnerability

June 1, 2022
ImageMagick could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: imagemagick 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13 imagemagick-6-common 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13 imagemagick-common 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13 libmagick++-6.q16-7 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13 libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13 libmagickcore-6.q16-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13 libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13 Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: imagemagick 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm3 imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm3 imagemagick-common 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm3 libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm3 libmagickcore-6.q16-2 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm3 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: imagemagick 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm2 imagemagick-common 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm2 libmagick++5 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm2 libmagickcore5 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5456-1

CVE-2022-28463

Severity
June 01, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.13

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