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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-7440-1: ImageMagick regression impact

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Calendar Grey April 21, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The patch tackles a regression in GraphicsMagick following a security remedy, mitigating possible DoS threats.
USN-6200-2 introduced a regression in ImageMagick.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: USN-6200-2 introduced a regression in ImageMagick. Software Description: - imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library Details: USN-6200-2 fixed a vulnerability in ImageMagick. It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2023-34151 was incomplete. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled memory under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could possibly exploit this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2023-34151)

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security advisory denial of service security issue Ubuntu imagemagick regression

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS imagemagick 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11 imagemagick-6-common 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11 imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11 imagemagick-6.q16hdri 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11 imagemagick-common 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11 libmagick++-6.q16-8 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11 libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11 libmagickcore-6.q16-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11 libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11 libmagickwand-6.q16-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11 libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7440-1

CVE-2023-34151,

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7440-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service security issue Ubuntu imagemagick regression

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11

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