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Ubuntu 7068-1 moderate: ImageMagick DoS and memory leak issues

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Calendar Grey October 15, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
To bolster security in Ubuntu's ImageMagick, regularly update and patch software, limit image formats, and implement user permissions to prevent exploitation
Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 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 malformed image files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or affect the reliability of the system. The vulnerabilities included memory leaks, buffer overflows, and improper handling of pixel data.

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow software update Ubuntu memory leak Denial of Service ImageMagick

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS   imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libimage-magick-perl            8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagick++-6.q16-5v5           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagickcore-6-headers         8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagickcore-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra     8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagickcore-6.q16-dev         8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagickwand-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS   imagemagick                     8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagick++-dev                 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagick++5                    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagickcore-dev               8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagickcore5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagickcore5-extra            8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagickwand-dev               8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libmagickwand5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   perlmagick                      8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm11                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7068-1

  CVE-2019-7397, CVE-2019-7398, CVE-2019-9956, CVE-2020-19667,

  CVE-2020-25664, CVE-2020-25665, CVE-2020-25666, CVE-2020-25674,

  CVE-2020-25676, CVE-2020-27560, CVE-2020-27750, CVE-2020-27753,

  CVE-2020-27754, CVE-2020-27755, CVE-2020-27758, CVE-2020-27759,

  CVE-2020-27760, CVE-2020-27761, CVE-2020-27762, CVE-2020-27763,

  CVE-2020-27764, CVE-2020-27765, CVE-2020-27766, CVE-2020-27767,

  CVE-2020-27768, CVE-2020-27769, CVE-2020-27770, CVE-2020-27771,

  CVE-2020-27772, CVE-2020-27773, CVE-2020-27774, CVE-2020-27775,

  CVE-2020-27776

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow software update Ubuntu memory leak Denial of Service ImageMagick

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