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From: Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202101-36 ] ImageMagick: Command injection
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 00:09:44
Message-Id: YBNQ4j8+sq/b6Vpz@samurai
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202101-36
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: ImageMagick: Command injection
9 Date: January 29, 2021
10 Bugs: #756829
11 ID: 202101-36
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15 Synopsis
16 ========
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18 A vulnerability in ImageMagick's handling of PDF was discovered
19 possibly allowing code execution.
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21 Background
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24 A collection of tools and libraries for many image formats.
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26 Affected packages
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30 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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32 1 media-gfx/imagemagick < 6.9.11.41-r1 >= 6.9.11.41-r1
33 < 7.0.10.41-r1 >= 7.0.10.41-r1
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35 Description
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38 A flaw in ImageMagick's handling of password protected PDFs was
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF
45 using ImageMagick possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code
46 with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
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48 Workaround
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51 Do not open untrusted PDFs.
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53 Resolution
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56 All ImageMagick 7 users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-gfx/imagemagick-7.0.10.41-r1"
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61 All ImageMagick 6 users should upgrade to the latest version:
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63 # emerge --sync
64 # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-gfx/imagemagick-6.9.11.41-r1"
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66 References
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69 [ 1 ] CVE-2020-29599
70 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29599
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72 Availability
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75 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
76 the Gentoo Security Website:
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78 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-36
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80 Concerns?
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83 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
84 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
85 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
86 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
87 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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89 License
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92 Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
93 belongs to its owner(s).
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95 The contents of this document are licensed under the
96 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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98 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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