Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: Critical ImageMagick Denial of Service Issue USN-7812-1
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October 9, 2025
Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.
Software Description:
- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library
Details:
Woojin Park, Hojun Lee, Yougin Won and Siyeon Han discovered that
ImageMagick did not properly sanitize image file names. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive
information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-55298)
Lumina Mescuwa discovered that ImageMagick did not properly handle memory
when encoding BMP images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-57803)
Topics Covered
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
imagemagick-6.q16hdri 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16-perl 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16-9t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16hdri-9t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-7-extra 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-7t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7-extra 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16-7t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-7t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
imagemagick-6.q16hdri 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16-perl 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16-8 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-6 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16-6 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libimage-magick-q16-perl 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
imagemagick-6.q16hdri 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16-perl 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16-7 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16-perl 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-2 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16-2 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
imagemagick 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
imagemagick-common 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++5 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore5 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore5-extra 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand5 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
perlmagick 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7812-1
CVE-2025-55298, CVE-2025-57803
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