Vulnerabilities in Image Magick Closed
Four bugs have been discovered in the free Image Magick image manipulation Software and classified as highly critical by several security research services. A new version closes the security holes.
Version 6.3.5-9 of Image Magick, which was released recently, removes four vulnerabilities. Applications that used libraries provided by the software were also affected. One vulnerability allowed denial of service attacks that resulted in increased CPU activity and considerably slowed down the compromised system.
Potential attackers were able to exploit an error in the "AllocateImageColormap()", "ReadDCMImage()", "ReadDIBImage()", and "ReadXBMImage()" functions to crash Image Magick and other applications by triggering an integer overflow. An "off-by-one"error in the "ReadBlobString()" function and various errors in the "ReadDCMImage()" and "ReadXCFImage()" functions gave successful attackers the ability to run arbitrary code.
The security holes not only affect Linux systems, but any platform for which Image Magick is available. The developers advise users to upgrade to the new version as soon as possible. The sources for version 6.3.5-9 are available from various mirrors. Prebuilt packages are available here for Linux, Unix, Mac OS X and Windows.
Issue 268/2023
Buy this issue as a PDF
Subscribe to our Linux Newsletters
Find Linux and Open Source Jobs
Subscribe to our ADMIN Newsletters
Find SysAdmin Jobs
News
-
LibreOffice 7.5 has Arrived and is Loaded with New Features and Improvements
The favorite office suite of the Linux community has a new release that includes some visual refreshing and new features across all modules.
-
The Next Major Release of Elementary OS Has Arrived
It's been over a year since the developers of elementary OS released version 6.1 (Jólnir) but they've finally made their latest release (Horus) available with a renewed focus on the user.
-
KDE Plasma 5.27 Beta Is Ready for Testing
The latest beta iteration of the KDE Plasma desktop is now available and includes some important additions and fixes.
-
Netrunner OS 23 Is Now Available
The latest version of this Linux distribution is now based on Debian Bullseye and is ready for installation and finally hits the KDE 5.20 branch of the desktop.
-
New Linux Distribution Built for Gamers
With a Gnome desktop that offers different layouts and a custom kernel, PikaOS is a great option for gamers of all types.
-
System76 Beefs Up Popular Pangolin Laptop
The darling of open-source-powered laptops and desktops will soon drop a new AMD Ryzen 7-powered version of their popular Pangolin laptop.
-
Nobara Project Is a Modified Version of Fedora with User-Friendly Fixes
If you're looking for a version of Fedora that includes third-party and proprietary packages, look no further than the Nobara Project.
-
Gnome 44 Now Has a Release Date
Gnome 44 will be officially released on March 22, 2023.
-
Nitrux 2.6 Available with Kernel 6.1 and a Major Change
The developers of Nitrux have officially released version 2.6 of their Linux distribution with plenty of new features to excite users.
-
Vanilla OS Initial Release Is Now Available
A stock GNOME experience with on-demand immutability finally sees its first production release.