SB2019050422 - Resource management error in imagemagick6 (Alpine package) 



SB2019050422 - Resource management error in imagemagick6 (Alpine package)

Published: May 4, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019050422
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13309)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists because of a memory leak in AcquireMagickMemory due to mishandling the NoSuchImage error in CLIListOperatorImages in the "MagickWand/operation.c" file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.