Index: ImageMagick-7.1.2-27/config/policy-limited.xml
===================================================================
--- ImageMagick-7.1.2-27.orig/config/policy-limited.xml
+++ ImageMagick-7.1.2-27/config/policy-limited.xml
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
   <!-- <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="-"/> -->
   <!-- don't read sensitive paths. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="/etc/*"/>
+  <!-- but allow to read own data. -->
+  <policy domain="path" rights="read" pattern="/etc/IM*"/>
   <!-- Indirect reads are not permitted. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="@*"/>
   <!-- These image types are security risks on read, but write is fine -->
Index: ImageMagick-7.1.2-27/config/policy-open.xml
===================================================================
--- ImageMagick-7.1.2-27.orig/config/policy-open.xml
+++ ImageMagick-7.1.2-27/config/policy-open.xml
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
   <!-- <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="-"/> -->
   <!-- don't read sensitive paths. -->
   <!-- <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="/etc/*"/> -->
+  <!-- but allow to read own data. -->
+  <!-- <policy domain="path" rights="read" pattern="/etc/IM*"/> -->
   <!-- Indirect reads are not permitted. -->
   <!-- <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="@*"/> -->
   <!-- These image types are security risks on read, but write is fine -->
Index: ImageMagick-7.1.2-27/config/policy-secure.xml
===================================================================
--- ImageMagick-7.1.2-27.orig/config/policy-secure.xml
+++ ImageMagick-7.1.2-27/config/policy-secure.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="[Ff][Dd]:*"/>
   <!-- Sensitive paths are not permitted. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="/etc/*"/>
+  <!-- but allow to read own data. -->
+  <policy domain="path" rights="read" pattern="/etc/IM*"/>
   <!-- Relative paths are not permitted. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="*../*"/>
   <!-- Indirect reading is not permitted. -->
Index: ImageMagick-7.1.2-27/config/policy-websafe.xml
===================================================================
--- ImageMagick-7.1.2-27.orig/config/policy-websafe.xml
+++ ImageMagick-7.1.2-27/config/policy-websafe.xml
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="[Ff][Dd]:*"/>
   <!-- Sensitive paths are not permitted. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="/etc/*"/>
+  <!-- but allow to read own data. -->
+  <policy domain="path" rights="read" pattern="/etc/IM*"/>
   <!-- Relative paths are not permitted. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="*../*"/>
   <!-- Indirect reading is not permitted. -->
Index: ImageMagick-7.1.2-27/config/policy-SUSE.xml
===================================================================
--- ImageMagick-7.1.2-27.orig/config/policy-SUSE.xml
+++ ImageMagick-7.1.2-27/config/policy-SUSE.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="[Ff][Dd]:*"/>
   <!-- Sensitive paths are not permitted. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="/etc/*"/>
+  <!-- but allow to read own data. -->
+  <policy domain="path" rights="read" pattern="/etc/IM*"/>
   <!-- Relative paths are not permitted. -->
   <policy domain="path" rights="none" pattern="*../*"/>
   <!-- Indirect reading is not permitted. -->