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Medium USN-5736-2 17 CVEs

imagemagick vulnerabilities

Published Nov 24, 2022 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

USN-5736-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ImageMagick. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 20.04 ESM and Ubuntu 22.04 ESM. One of the
issues, CVE-2021-20224, only affected Ubuntu 20.04 ESM, while
CVE-2021-20245, CVE-2021-3574, CVE-2021-4219 and CVE-2022-1114 only
affected Ubuntu 22.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values
when processing PDF files. If a user or automated system using ImageMagick
were tricked into opening a specially crafted PDF file, an attacker could
exploit this to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-20224)

Zhang Xiaohui discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain
values when processing image data. 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. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2021-20241)

Zhang Xiaohui discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain
values when processing image data. 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. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10.
(CVE-2021-20243)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values
when processing visual effects based image files. By tricking a user into
opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could crash the
application causing a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
22.10. (CVE-2021-20244)

It was discovered that ImageMagick could be made to divide by zero when
processing crafted files. By tricking a user into opening a specially
crafted image file, an attacker could crash the application causing a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2021-20245)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values
when performing resampling operations. By tricking a user into opening
a specially crafted image file, an attacker could crash the application
causing a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10.
(CVE-2021-20246)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values
when processing visual effects based image files. By tricking a user into
opening a specially crafted image file, an attacker could crash the
application causing a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
22.10. (CVE-2021-20309)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values
when processing thumbnail image data. By tricking a user into opening
a specially crafted image file, an attacker could crash the application
causing a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10.
(CVE-2021-20312)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled memory cleanup
when performing certain cryptographic operations. Under certain conditions
sensitive cryptographic information could be disclosed. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2021-20313)

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly manage memory under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file using the convert command, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2021-3574)

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not use the correct rights when
specifically excluded by a module policy. An attacker could use this issue
to read and write certain restricted files. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2021-39212)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values
when processing specially crafted SVG files. By tricking a user into
opening a specially crafted SVG file, an attacker could crash the
application causing a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
22.10. (CVE-2021-4219)

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly manage memory under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted DICOM file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or expose sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-1114)

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. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-28463)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain values.
If a user were tricked into processing a specially crafted image file,
an attacker could possibly exploit this issue to cause a denial of service
or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-32545, CVE-2022-32546)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled memory under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into processing a specially
crafted image file, an attacker could possibly exploit this issue to cause
a denial of service or other unspecified impact. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-32547)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS imagemagick 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.4+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 22.04 LTS Pro:22.04:LTS imagemagick 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1

Vulnerabilities 17

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3574
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-4219
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20224
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20241
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20243
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20244
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20245
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20246
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20309
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20312
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20313
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39212
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-1114
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-28463
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-32545
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-32546
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-32547