1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4549-1

USN-4549-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities

Publication date

28 September 2020

Overview

ImageMagick could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • imagemagick - Image manipulation programs and library

Details

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted image files. 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 or other unspecified impact.
(CVE-2019-19948, CVE-2019-19949)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted image files. 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 or other unspecified impact.
(CVE-2019-19948, CVE-2019-19949)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 focal imagemagick –  8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.1
imagemagick-6.q16 –  8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.1
libmagick++-6.q16-8 –  8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.1
libmagickcore-6.q16-6 –  8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.1

Reduce your security exposure

Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.

Get Ubuntu Pro

References

Have additional questions?

Talk to a member of the team ›