SUSE-SU-2018:2560-1 Security update for GraphicsMagick
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Check this codebase for SUSE-SU-2018:2560-1 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: SUSE-SU-2018:2560-1 is a command injection vulnerability in GraphicsMagick, published on 30 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of SUSE-SU-2018:2560-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: GraphicsMagick. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/SUSE-SU-2018-2560-1/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/SUSE-SU-2018-2560-1/index.md)
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via crafted PostScript or PDF files processed by GraphicsMagick, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is SUSE-SU-2018:2560-1?
SUSE-SU-2018:2560-1 is a command injection vulnerability in GraphicsMagick, published on 30 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
This update for GraphicsMagick fixes the following issues:
- Disable PS and PDF coders by default, remove gs calls from delegates.mgk (bsc#1105592)
Which versions are affected by SUSE-SU-2018:2560-1?
Linux distribution packages (2)
GraphicsMagick SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 1.2.5-78.66.2 |
GraphicsMagick SUSE:Studio Onsite 1.3 | All versions | 1.2.5-78.66.2 |
How do I fix SUSE-SU-2018:2560-1?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is SUSE-SU-2018:2560-1 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of SUSE-SU-2018:2560-1 in the wild and no public exploit code.