USN-7440-1: ImageMagick regression

16 April 2025

USN-6200-2 introduced a regression in ImageMagick.

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Packages

  • imagemagick - Image manipulation programs and library

Details

USN-6200-2 fixed a vulnerability in ImageMagick. It was discovered that the
fix for CVE-2023-34151 was incomplete. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

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. (CVE-2023-34151)

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