Advisory Published

USN-4988-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities

First published: Tue Jun 15 2021(Updated: )

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed image files. 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 or possibly execute code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra<8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3
8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3
=20.10
All of
ubuntu/imagemagick-6.q16<8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3
8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3
=20.10
All of
ubuntu/imagemagick<8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3
8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3
=20.10
All of
ubuntu/libmagickcore-6.q16-6<8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3
8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3
=20.10
All of
ubuntu/libmagick++-6.q16-8<8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3
8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3
=20.10
All of
ubuntu/libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra<8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4
8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4
=20.04
All of
ubuntu/imagemagick-6.q16<8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4
8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4
=20.04
All of
ubuntu/imagemagick<8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4
8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4
=20.04
All of
ubuntu/libmagickcore-6.q16-6<8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4
8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4
=20.04
All of
ubuntu/libmagick++-6.q16-8<8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4
8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4
=20.04
All of
ubuntu/imagemagick-6.q16<8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra<8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/imagemagick<8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libmagickcore-6.q16-3<8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libmagick++-6.q16-7<8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11
8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.11
=18.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of USN-4988-1?

    The severity of USN-4988-1 is not mentioned.

  • What software is affected by USN-4988-1?

    The affected software is ImageMagick.

  • What are the possible impacts of USN-4988-1?

    The possible impacts of USN-4988-1 are denial of service or code execution with privileges of the user.

  • How can I fix USN-4988-1?

    To fix USN-4988-1, update the affected software to version 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu13.3 or later.

  • Where can I find more information about USN-4988-1?

    More information about USN-4988-1 can be found at the following references: [CVE-2020-27757](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27757), [CVE-2020-27771](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-27771), [CVE-2017-14528](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14528).

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