An update of the ImageMagick package has been released.

The remote Ubuntu 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5736-2 advisory.

    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.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A heap-use-after-free flaw was found in ImageMagick's RelinquishDCMInfo() function of dcm.c file. This     vulnerability is triggered when an attacker passes a specially crafted DICOM image file to ImageMagick for     conversion, potentially leading to information disclosure and a denial of service. (CVE-2022-1114)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5736-1 advisory.

    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 servicei, 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)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
203456	Photon OS 4.0: Imagemagick PHSA-2022-4.0-0195	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/23/2024	7/23/2024	high
183723	Ubuntu 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM : ImageMagick vulnerabilities (USN-5736-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	10/23/2023	9/3/2025	high
203974	Photon OS 3.0: Imagemagick PHSA-2022-3.0-0397	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/24/2024	7/24/2024	high
250398	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-1114	Nessus	Misc.	8/18/2025	8/18/2025	high
168160	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS : ImageMagick vulnerabilities (USN-5736-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	11/24/2022	9/3/2025	high

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