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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: USN-7164-1 critical: ImageMagick denial of service

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Calendar Grey December 17, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Debian Security Advisory DSA-5167-1 announces a vulnerability in OpenSSL originating from improper handling of crafted data, resulting in potential data leaks.
ImageMagick could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

ImageMagick could be made to crash if it received specially crafted

input.

Software Description:

- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library

Details:

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed

files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially

crafted file, an attacker could possibly exploit this to cause a denial of

service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service exploit Ubuntu ImageMagick

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   imagemagick                     8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm12
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   imagemagick-common              8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm12
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libmagick++-dev                 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm12
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libmagick++5                    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm12
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libmagickcore-dev               8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm12
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libmagickcore5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm12
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libmagickcore5-extra            8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm12
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libmagickwand-dev               8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm12
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libmagickwand5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm12
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   perlmagick                      8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm12
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7164-1

  CVE-2021-20176, CVE-2021-20241, CVE-2021-20243

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7164-1

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security advisory denial of service exploit Ubuntu ImageMagick

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