QID 710246

Date Published: 2021-09-01

QID 710246: Gentoo Linux ImageMagick Security hardening Vulnerability (GLSA 201810-04)

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution

Due to multiple vulnerabilities in various coders used by ImageMagick, Gentoo Linux now installs a policy.xml file which will restrict coder usage by default.

Affected Package(s): media-gfx/imagemagick

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This vulnerability can also be used to cause a limited denial of service in the form of interruptions in resource availability.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.2 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit GLSA 201810-04 for updates and patch information.

Vendor References

GLSA 201810-04 - security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-04

CVEs related to QID 710246

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GLSA 201810-04	Gentoo		security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-04

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