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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6393-1 Critical: ImageMagick DoS Issue

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Calendar Grey September 21, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The latest Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6394-1 deals with vulnerabilities in the libpng library, which may lead to security breaches when manipulating PNG files.
ImageMagick could be made to crash when processing the -help option.

Summary

ImageMagick could be made to crash when processing the -help option.

Software Description:

- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library

Details:

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly handle memory when

processing the -help option. An attacker could potentially use this

issue to cause a crash.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   imagemagick 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.9+esm1
   imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.9+esm1
   imagemagick-6.q16hdri 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.9+esm1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   imagemagick 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm2
   imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm2
   imagemagick-6.q16hdri           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   imagemagick                        8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm9
   imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm9

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   imagemagick                        8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm6

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6393-1

  CVE-2022-48541

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