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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5534-1 High: ImageMagick DoS Threats

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Calendar Grey July 26, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Uncover vulnerabilities addressed in ImageMagick via Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5534-1, impacting particular versions.
Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.

Software Description:

- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library

Details:

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values.

If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted image file,

an attacker could possibly exploit this issue to cause a denial of

service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2022-32545, CVE-2022-32546)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled memory under

certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into processing a

specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly exploit this

issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.

(CVE-2022-32547)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory high severity software update DoS attack Ubuntu ImageMagick

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   imagemagick                           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm4
   imagemagick-6.q16                 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm4
   libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm4
   libmagick++-6.q16-5v5            8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm4
   libmagickcore-6-headers         8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm4
   libmagickcore-6.q16-2             8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm4
   libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra    8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm4
   libmagickwand-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm4

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

References

CVE-2022-32545, CVE-2022-32546, CVE-2022-32547

July 26, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity software update DoS attack Ubuntu ImageMagick

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