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Ubuntu 22.10 USN-5855-3 Critical: ImageMagick Regression Issue

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Calendar Grey March 31, 2023
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Attention Ubuntu users: A regression in ImageMagick affects certain image formats, posing potential vulnerabilities. Immediate action to update is vital
USN-5855-1 introduced a regression in ImageMagick.

Summary

USN-5855-1 introduced a regression in ImageMagick.

Software Description:

- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library

Details:

USN-5855-2 fixed vulnerabilities in ImageMagick. Unfortunately an additional

mitigation caused a regression. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain PNG images.

If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted

PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause ImageMagick to stop

responding, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain the

contents of arbitrary files by including them into images.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
  imagemagick                     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.10.4
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.10.4
  libmagick++-6.q16-8             8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.10.4
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.10.4
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.10.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  imagemagick                     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3
  libmagick++-6.q16-8             8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  imagemagick                     8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.7
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.7
  libmagick++-6.q16-8             8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.7
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.7
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra     8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.7

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5855-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/+bug/2004580

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.10.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.7

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