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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5855-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5855-1 - It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain PNG images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause ImageMagick to stop responding, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain the contents of arbitrary files by including them into images.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5855-1February 09, 2023imagemagick vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 18.04 LTSSummary:Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.Software Description:- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and libraryDetails:It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain PNG images.If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially craftedPNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause ImageMagick to stopresponding, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain thecontents of arbitrary files by including them into images.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: imagemagick 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15 imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15 libmagick++-6.q16-7 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15 libmagickcore-6.q16-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15 libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5855-1 CVE-2022-44267, CVE-2022-44268Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15Related news
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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two security flaws in the open source ImageMagick software that could potentially lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) and information disclosure. The two issues, which were identified by Latin American cybersecurity firm Metabase Q in version 7.1.0-49, were addressed in ImageMagick version 7.1.0-52, released in November 2022. A
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two security flaws in the open source ImageMagick software that could potentially lead to a denial-of-service (DoS) and information disclosure. The two issues, which were identified by Latin American cybersecurity firm Metabase Q in version 7.1.0-49, were addressed in ImageMagick version 7.1.0-52, released in November 2022. A