CVE-2026-25969 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Imagemagick

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime7 documents6 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
ImagemagickDebian Imagemagick
Timeline
PublishedFeb 24

Description

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to version 7.1.2-15, a memory leak exists in `coders/ashlar.c`. The `WriteASHLARImage` allocates a structure. However, when an exception is thrown, the allocated memory is not properly released, resulting in a potential memory leak. Version 7.1.2-15 contains a patch.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/imagemagick< imagemagick 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 (forky)
▶NVDimagemagick/imagemagick< 7.1.2-15
▶Debianimagemagick/imagemagick< 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
Image Magick has a Memory Leak in coders/ashlar.c↗2026-02-24
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OSV
Image Magick has a Memory Leak in coders/ashlar.c↗2026-02-24
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OSV
CVE-2026-25969: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images↗2026-02-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Memory leak leading to denial of service via image processing↗2026-02-24
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Debian
CVE-2026-25969: imagemagick - ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating d...↗2026
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-25969 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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