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, in `ReadSTEGANOImage()` (`coders/stegano.c`), the `watermark` Image object is not freed on three early-return paths, resulting in a definite memory leak (~13.5KB+ per invocation) that can be exploited for denial of service. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade imagemagick | Mar 3, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade ImageMagick-perlUpgrade ImageMagick-docUpgrade ImageMagick-c++-develUpgrade ImageMagickUpgrade ImageMagick-develUpgrade ImageMagick-c++Upgrade ImageMagick-debuginfo | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade ImageMagick-libs-debuginfoUpgrade ImageMagick-c++Upgrade ImageMagick-docUpgrade ImageMagick-debugsourceUpgrade ImageMagick-debuginfoUpgrade ImageMagick-c++-develUpgrade ImageMagick-perlUpgrade ImageMagickUpgrade ImageMagick-develUpgrade ImageMagick-libsUpgrade ImageMagick-c++-debuginfoUpgrade ImageMagick-perl-debuginfo | Mar 27, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade imagemagick | Mar 12, 2026 | Mar 12, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickwand-6.q16-6 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade imagemagick-7.q16Upgrade libmagick++-6.q16hdri-9t64 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore5-extra (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-7.q16-10-extraUpgrade libmagickcore-6.q16-6 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6-headers (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade perlmagick (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-7.q16-10Upgrade libmagickwand-7.q16-10Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libimage-magick-q16-perl (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagick++-7.q16-5Upgrade libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16-7t64 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade imagemagick-common (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade imagemagick-6.q16hdri (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagick++5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagick++-6.q16-8 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16-7-extra (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagick++-6-headers (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade imagemagick-6.q16 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagick++-6.q16-9t64 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickwand-6-headers (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-7t64 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-7.q16hdri-10Upgrade libmagick++-7.q16hdri-5Upgrade libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade imagemagick-7.q16hdriUpgrade libmagickcore-7.q16hdri-10-extraUpgrade libmagickcore-6.q16-2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagick++-6.q16-7 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade imagemagick (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7-extra (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickwand-6.q16-3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7t64 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickwand-6.q16-7t64 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickcore-6.q16-3 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickwand5 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickwand-6.q16-2 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libmagickwand-7.q16hdri-10 | Apr 1, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | May 27, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 |
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