CVE-2018-16643 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-16643: The functions ReadDCMImage in coders/dcm.c, ReadPWPImage in coders/pwp.c, ReadCALSImage in coders/cals.c, and ReadPICTImage in coders/pict.c in ImageMagick 7.0.8-4 do not check the return value of the fputc function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted image file

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-16643 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

imagemagick→ fixed in8:6.9.10.8+dfsg-1urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y imagemagick
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

imagemagick→ fixed in8:6.9.10.8+dfsg-1urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y imagemagick
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

imagemagick→ fixed in8:6.9.10.8+dfsg-1urgency: low
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y imagemagick
```

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