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USN-5736-2: ImageMagick vulnerabilities

24 November 2022

Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.

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Packages

  • imagemagick - Image manipulation programs and library

Details

USN-5736-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ImageMagick. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 ESM and Ubuntu 22.04 ESM. One of the
issues, CVE-2021-20224, only affected Ubuntu 20.04 ESM, while
CVE-2021-20245, CVE-2021-3574, CVE-2021-4219 and CVE-2022-1114 only
affected Ubuntu 22.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

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
14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 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 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2021-20241)

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 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10.
(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
22.10. (CVE-2021-20244)

It was discovered that ImageMagick could be made to divide by zero when
processing crafted 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 22.10. (CVE-2021-20245)

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 22.10.
(CVE-2021-20246)

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
22.10. (CVE-2021-20309)

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 22.10.
(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 22.10. (CVE-2021-20313)

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly manage memory under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file using the convert command, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2021-3574)

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 22.10. (CVE-2021-39212)

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
22.10. (CVE-2021-4219)

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly manage memory under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted DICOM file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or expose sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-1114)

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 22.10. (CVE-2022-28463)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values.
If a user were tricked into processing 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 14.04 ESM,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-32545, CVE-2022-32546)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled memory under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into processing 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 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-32547)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04

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

References

Related notices

  • USN-5158-1: imagemagick-6.q16hdri, imagemagick, libmagickwand-dev, imagemagick-common, libmagickwand-6.q16-2, imagemagick-6.q16, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libimage-magick-perl, libmagick++5, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra, libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3, libmagickwand5, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-dev, libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libmagickcore-6.q16-2, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, imagemagick-doc, libmagickcore-6-headers, imagemagick-6-common, perlmagick, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagick++-6-headers, libmagick++-6.q16-7, libmagickcore5-extra, libmagick++-dev, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7, imagemagick-6-doc, libmagickcore5, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3, libmagick++-6.q16-5v5, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-3, libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16-3
  • USN-5736-1: imagemagick-6.q16hdri, imagemagick, libmagick++-6.q16-8, libmagickwand-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-6, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8, imagemagick-common, libmagickwand-6.q16-2, imagemagick-6.q16, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libimage-magick-perl, libmagick++5, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra, libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3, libmagickwand5, libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-dev, libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libmagickcore-6.q16-2, libmagickcore-6.q16-6, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, imagemagick-doc, libmagickcore-6-headers, imagemagick-6-common, perlmagick, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagick++-6-headers, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6, libmagick++-6.q16-7, libmagickcore5-extra, libmagick++-dev, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7, imagemagick-6-doc, libmagickcore5, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3, libmagick++-6.q16-5v5, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-3, libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16-3, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6
  • USN-6200-1: imagemagick-6.q16hdri, imagemagick, libmagick++-6.q16-8, libmagickwand-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-6, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8, imagemagick-common, libmagickwand-6.q16-2, imagemagick-6.q16, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libimage-magick-perl, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra, libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3, libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-dev, libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libmagickcore-6.q16-2, libmagickcore-6.q16-6, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, imagemagick-doc, libmagickcore-6-headers, imagemagick-6-common, perlmagick, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagick++-6-headers, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6, libmagick++-6.q16-7, libmagick++-dev, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7, imagemagick-6-doc, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3, libmagick++-6.q16-5v5, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-3, libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16-3, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6
  • USN-5456-1: imagemagick-6.q16hdri, imagemagick, libmagickwand-dev, imagemagick-common, libmagickwand-6.q16-2, imagemagick-6.q16, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libimage-magick-perl, libmagick++5, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra, libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3, libmagickwand5, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-dev, libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libmagickcore-6.q16-2, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, imagemagick-doc, libmagickcore-6-headers, imagemagick-6-common, perlmagick, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagick++-6-headers, libmagick++-6.q16-7, libmagickcore5-extra, libmagick++-dev, libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7, imagemagick-6-doc, libmagickcore5, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3, libmagick++-6.q16-5v5, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-3, libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra, libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-dev, libmagickcore-6.q16-3
  • USN-5335-1: imagemagick, libmagickwand-dev, imagemagick-common, libmagickwand-6.q16-2, imagemagick-6.q16, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libimage-magick-perl, libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra, libmagickcore-6.q16-2, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, imagemagick-doc, libmagickcore-6-headers, perlmagick, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagick++-6-headers, libmagick++-dev, libmagick++-6.q16-5v5, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-dev
  • USN-5534-1: imagemagick, libmagickwand-dev, imagemagick-common, libmagickwand-6.q16-2, imagemagick-6.q16, libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, libimage-magick-perl, libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra, libmagickcore-6.q16-2, libmagickcore-6-arch-config, libmagick++-6.q16-dev, imagemagick-doc, libmagickcore-6-headers, perlmagick, libimage-magick-q16-perl, libmagick++-6-headers, libmagick++-dev, libmagick++-6.q16-5v5, libmagickwand-6-headers, libmagickcore-dev

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