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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: ImageMagick Critical PHP Denial of Service, USN-7728-1

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Calendar Grey September 1, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7729-1 on OpenSSL highlights severe flaws that could result in unauthorized data access.
Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.

Software Description:

- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library

Details:

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly process certain

format strings when interpreting image filenames. An attacker could

possibly use this issue to cause ImageMagick to crash, resulting in

a denial of service. (CVE-2025-53014)

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly process certain

format strings when interpreting image filenames. An attacker could

possibly use this issue to cause ImageMagick to consume resources,

resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS,

and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-53019)

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly process certain

format strings when interpreting image filenames. An attacker could

possibly use this issue to cause ImageMagick to crash, resulting in

a denial of service, or possibly ex...

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu imagemagick resource consumption

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libmagick++-6.q16-9t64          8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-9t64      8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-7-extra     8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-7t64        8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7-extra  8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7t64    8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-7t64        8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-7t64    8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libmagick++-6.q16-8             8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8         8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra  8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-6           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libmagick++-6.q16-7             8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7         8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-3           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra     8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3       8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra  8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-3           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3       8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  imagemagick                     8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-5v5           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra     8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  imagemagick                     8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++5                    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore5-extra            8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7728-1

CVE-2025-53014, CVE-2025-53019, CVE-2025-53101

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7728-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu imagemagick resource consumption

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