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title: "CVE-2023-5341\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2023-5341

Publication date 19 November 2023

Last updated 19 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**6.2 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5341?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A heap use-after-free flaw was found in coders/bmp.c in ImageMagick.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| imagemagick | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.3+esm3  Ubuntu Pro |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.9+esm2  Ubuntu Pro |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm3  Ubuntu Pro |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm10  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm7  Ubuntu Pro |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

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## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

6.2 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 6.2 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5341)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5341)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-5341)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5341)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-6621-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-6621-1)
+ ImageMagick vulnerability
+ 1 February 2024

### Other references

* <https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/aa673b2e4defc7cad5bec16c4fc8324f71e531f1>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5341>