SB20260921172 - SUSE update for ImageMagick



SB20260921172 - SUSE update for ImageMagick

Published: September 21, 2026 Updated: September 30, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260921172
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-86420)

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

CVSSv4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in OpenPixelCache. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-86421)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in MSL decoder. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted MSL image and perform denial of service attack.


3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-86423)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the GetList method of PerlMagick. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted call and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-86425)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Layer method of PerlMagick. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted list of images and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.