1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6960-1

USN-6960-1: RMagick vulnerability

Publication date

14 August 2024

Overview

RMagick could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

Details

Nick Browning discovered that RMagick incorrectly handled memory under
certain operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service through memory exhaustion.

Nick Browning discovered that RMagick incorrectly handled memory under
certain operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service through memory exhaustion.

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
22.04 jammy ruby-rmagick –  4.2.3-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm2  
20.04 focal ruby-rmagick –  2.16.0-6ubuntu0.1

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