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USN-6200-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities

4 July 2023

Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.

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Releases

Packages

  • imagemagick - Image manipulation programs and library

Details

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled the "-authenticate"
option for password-protected PDF files. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to inject additional shell commands and perform arbitrary code
execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-29599)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values
when processing PDF files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick
were tricked into opening a specially crafted PDF file, an attacker could
exploit this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-20224)

Zhang Xiaohui discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain
values when processing image data. If a user or automated system using
ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an
attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-20241, CVE-2021-20243)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values
when processing visual effects based image files. By tricking a user into
opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could crash the
application causing a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-20244, CVE-2021-20309)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values
when performing resampling operations. By tricking a user into opening
a specially crafted image file, an attacker could crash the application
causing a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-20246)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values
when processing thumbnail image data. By tricking a user into opening
a specially crafted image file, an attacker could crash the application
causing a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2021-20312)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled memory cleanup
when performing certain cryptographic operations. Under certain conditions
sensitive cryptographic information could be disclosed. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-20313)

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not use the correct rights when
specifically excluded by a module policy. An attacker could use this issue
to read and write certain restricted files. This issue only affected Ubuntu
20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-39212)

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. This issue only affected Ubuntu
20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-28463, CVE-2022-32545, CVE-2022-32546, CVE-2022-32547)

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. This issue only affected Ubuntu
22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.10, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2021-3610, CVE-2023-1906,
CVE-2023-3428)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values
when processing specially crafted SVG files. By tricking a user into
opening a specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could crash the
application causing a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.10, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-1289)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled memory under certain
circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
tiff file, an attacker could possibly exploit this issue to cause a denial
of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu
22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.10, and Ubuntu 23.04. (CVE-2023-3195)

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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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.10
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

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

References

Related notices

  • USN-5335-1: imagemagick-6.q16, libmagickcore-6.q16-2, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagickwand-6.q16-2, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libmagickcore-dev, imagemagick-common, libmagick++-dev, libmagick++-6.q16-5v5, libmagickwand-dev, libmagickcore-6-headers, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra, perlmagick, libmagick++-6-headers, libimage-magick-perl, imagemagick, imagemagick-doc
  • USN-5736-1: libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra, imagemagick-6.q16, libmagick++-6.q16-8, libmagickcore-6.q16-2, libmagickcore5-extra, libmagickwand5, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagickwand-6.q16-2, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libmagickcore-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3, libmagick++-6.q16-7, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3, imagemagick-common, libmagick++-dev, libmagick++-6.q16-5v5, libmagickwand-dev, libmagickcore-6-headers, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-3, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16-3, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, imagemagick-6-doc, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra, libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra, libmagick++5, libmagickcore-6.q16-6, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra, imagemagick-6.q16hdri, libmagick++-6-headers, libimage-magick-perl, perlmagick, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickcore5, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8, imagemagick-6-common, imagemagick, imagemagick-doc, libmagickwand-6.q16-6, libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra
  • USN-5736-2: libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra, imagemagick-6.q16, libmagick++-6.q16-8, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libmagickcore-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-dev, imagemagick-common, libmagick++-dev, libmagickwand-dev, libmagickcore-6-headers, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, imagemagick-6-doc, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-6.q16-6, imagemagick-6.q16hdri, libmagick++-6-headers, libimage-magick-perl, perlmagick, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8, imagemagick-6-common, imagemagick, imagemagick-doc, libmagickwand-6.q16-6, libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra
  • USN-5158-1: imagemagick-6.q16, libmagickcore-6.q16-2, libmagickcore5-extra, libmagickwand5, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagickwand-6.q16-2, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libmagickcore-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3, libmagick++-6.q16-7, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3, imagemagick-common, libmagick++-dev, libmagick++-6.q16-5v5, libmagickwand-dev, libmagickcore-6-headers, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-3, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16-3, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, imagemagick-6-doc, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra, libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra, libmagick++5, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra, imagemagick-6.q16hdri, libmagick++-6-headers, libimage-magick-perl, perlmagick, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickcore5, imagemagick-6-common, imagemagick, imagemagick-doc
  • USN-5534-1: imagemagick-6.q16, libmagickcore-6.q16-2, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagickwand-6.q16-2, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libmagickcore-dev, imagemagick-common, libmagick++-dev, libmagick++-6.q16-5v5, libmagickwand-dev, libmagickcore-6-headers, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra, perlmagick, libmagick++-6-headers, libimage-magick-perl, imagemagick, imagemagick-doc
  • USN-5456-1: imagemagick-6.q16, libmagickcore-6.q16-2, libmagickcore5-extra, libmagickwand5, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagickwand-6.q16-2, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libmagickcore-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3, libmagick++-6.q16-7, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3, imagemagick-common, libmagick++-dev, libmagick++-6.q16-5v5, libmagickwand-dev, libmagickcore-6-headers, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-3, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16-3, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, imagemagick-6-doc, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra, libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra, libmagick++5, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra, imagemagick-6.q16hdri, libmagick++-6-headers, libimage-magick-perl, perlmagick, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickcore5, imagemagick-6-common, imagemagick, imagemagick-doc

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