NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ImageMagick package, versions <0:6.9.10.68-3.amzn2.0.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-IMAGEMAGICK-6228441
  • published6 Feb 2024
  • disclosed1 Sept 2018

Introduced: 1 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16328  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ImageMagick to version 0:6.9.10.68-3.amzn2.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2432.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ImageMagick package and not the ImageMagick package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ImageMagick before 7.0.8-8, a NULL pointer dereference exists in the CheckEventLogging function in MagickCore/log.c.