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Posted on 29 January 2021
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202101-36
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Severity: Normal
Title: ImageMagick: Command injection
Date: January 29, 2021
Bugs: #756829
ID: 202101-36
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in ImageMagick's handling of PDF was discovered
possibly allowing code execution.
Background
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A collection of tools and libraries for many image formats.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-gfx/imagemagick < 6.9.11.41-r1 >= 6.9.11.41-r1
< 7.0.10.41-r1 >= 7.0.10.41-r1
Description
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A flaw in ImageMagick's handling of password protected PDFs was
discovered.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF
using ImageMagick possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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Do not open untrusted PDFs.
Resolution
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All ImageMagick 7 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-gfx/imagemagick-7.0.10.41-r1"
All ImageMagick 6 users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-gfx/imagemagick-6.9.11.41-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2020-29599
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29599
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-36
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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