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Ubuntu alert USN-1544-1 (imagemagick)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1544-1 August 22, 2012 imagemagick vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: ImageMagick could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library Details: Tom Lane discovered that ImageMagick would not always properly allocate memory. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG image, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: imagemagick 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.2 libmagick++4 8:6.6.9.7-5ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 11.10: imagemagick 8:6.6.0.4-3ubuntu1.2 libmagick++3 8:6.6.0.4-3ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 11.04: imagemagick 7:6.6.2.6-1ubuntu4.2 libmagick++3 7:6.6.2.6-1ubuntu4.2 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: imagemagick 7:6.5.7.8-1ubuntu1.3 libmagick++2 7:6.5.7.8-1ubuntu1.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1544-1 CVE-2012-3437 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:6.6.9.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:6.6.0.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/7:6.6.2.... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/7:6.5.7.... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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