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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: 5456-1 Critical: ImageMagick Crash Due To Malformed Files

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Calendar Grey June 1, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Using ImageMagick on Ubuntu might lead to crashes when handling specifically constructed files. Make sure to update your system to prevent this issue.
ImageMagick could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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security advisory denial of service ubuntu imagemagick malformed files

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

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June 01, 2022

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security advisory denial of service ubuntu imagemagick malformed files

Package Information

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

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