CVE-2026-25988
published 2026-02-24CVE-2026-25988: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, sometimes msl.c fails…
PriorityP342high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.44%
35.9th percentile
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, sometimes msl.c fails to update the stack index, so an image is stored in the wrong slot and never freed on error, causing leaks. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | imagemagick | < imagemagick 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u7 (bookworm) | imagemagick 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u7 (bookworm) |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | < 6.9.13-40 | 6.9.13-40 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | — | — |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u10 | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u10 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u7 | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u7 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6 | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 | 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20 | 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19 | 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 | 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9 | 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9 | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 0 < 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8 | 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8 |
| imagemagick | imagemagick | >= 7.0.0-0 < 7.1.2-15 | 7.1.2-15 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.3MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.3MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
ImageMagick vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2026-03-30·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2026-25799 [MEDIUM] ImageMagick vulnerabilities
Title: ImageMagick vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly process certain tags
prior to an image being loaded. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2026-23952)
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly handle temporary file
creation failures. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-25795)
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly manage memory under
certain conditions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2026-25796)
It was discovered that Ima
Red Hat
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service due to memory leak in image processing
vendor_redhat·2026-02-24·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2026-25988 [MEDIUM] CWE-911 ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service due to memory leak in image processing
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service due to memory leak in image processing
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, sometimes msl.c fails to update the stack index, so an image is stored in the wrong slot and never freed on error, causing leaks. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
A flaw was found in ImageMagick. When processing certain images, the msl.c component fails to correctly update the stack index, causing an image to be stored in an incorrect memory location. This memory is then not properly freed, leading to memory leaks. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted image, which can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) conditio
Debian
CVE-2026-25988: imagemagick - ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating d...
vendor_debian·2026·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2026-25988 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-25988: imagemagick - ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating d...
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, sometimes msl.c fails to update the stack index, so an image is stored in the wrong slot and never freed on error, causing leaks. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u7)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u10)
forky: resolved (fixed in 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6)
OSV
imagemagick vulnerabilities
osv·2026-03-30·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2026-23952 [HIGH] imagemagick vulnerabilities
imagemagick vulnerabilities
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly process certain tags
prior to an image being loaded. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2026-23952)
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly handle temporary file
creation failures. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-25795)
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly manage memory under
certain conditions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2026-25796)
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted image files.
GHSA
ImageMagick: MSL image stack index may fail to refresh, leading to leaked images
ghsa·2026-02-24
CVE-2026-25988 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 ImageMagick: MSL image stack index may fail to refresh, leading to leaked images
ImageMagick: MSL image stack index may fail to refresh, leading to leaked images
Sometimes msl.c fails to update the stack index, so an image is stored in the wrong slot and never freed on error, causing leaks.
```
==841485==ERROR: LeakSanitizer: detected memory leaks
Direct leak of 13512 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from:
#0 0x7ff330759887 in __interceptor_malloc ../../../../src/libsanitizer/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:145
```
OSV
ImageMagick: MSL image stack index may fail to refresh, leading to leaked images
osv·2026-02-24
CVE-2026-25988 [MEDIUM] ImageMagick: MSL image stack index may fail to refresh, leading to leaked images
ImageMagick: MSL image stack index may fail to refresh, leading to leaked images
Sometimes msl.c fails to update the stack index, so an image is stored in the wrong slot and never freed on error, causing leaks.
```
==841485==ERROR: LeakSanitizer: detected memory leaks
Direct leak of 13512 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from:
#0 0x7ff330759887 in __interceptor_malloc ../../../../src/libsanitizer/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:145
```
OSV
CVE-2026-25988: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images
osv·2026-02-24·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2026-25988 [HIGH] CVE-2026-25988: ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40, sometimes msl.c fails to update the stack index, so an image is stored in the wrong slot and never freed on error, causing leaks. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-02-24
Published