Stack-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-25968

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Stack-based buffer overflow in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-25968

Published: March 6, 2026 / Updated: March 6, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123600
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-25968
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing the an attribute in msl.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and gain access to sensitive information or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

ImageMagick
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
Ubuntu
Development Tools Module
Desktop Applications Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Oracle Communications Operations Monitor
imagemagick (Ubuntu package)
imagemagick (Debian package)
ImageMagick-devel
ImageMagick
ImageMagick-c++
ImageMagick-c++-devel
ImageMagick-debuginfo
ImageMagick-debugsource
ImageMagick-perl
ImageMagick-help
ImageMagick-config-7-SUSE
ImageMagick-extra-debuginfo
perl-PerlMagick
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5
ImageMagick-extra
perl-PerlMagick-debuginfo
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-secure
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-open
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-websafe
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-limited
libMagick++-devel-64bit
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit-debuginfo
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo
ImageMagick-devel-64bit
ImageMagick-doc
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit
ImageMagick-devel-32bit
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-debuginfo
libMagick++-devel
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit-debuginfo
libMagick++-devel-32bit

How to mitigate CVE-2026-25968

Install updates from vendor's website.

ImageMagick - addressed in versions 6.9.13-40, 7.1.2-15
imagemagick (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm19, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm18, 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm10, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm8, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm8, 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm7
imagemagick (Debian package) - addressed in versions 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u7, 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6
ImageMagick-devel - addressed in versions 6.9.13.40-1, 7.1.2.15-1
ImageMagick - addressed in versions 6.9.13.40-1, 7.1.2.15-1
ImageMagick-c++ - addressed in versions 6.9.13.40-1, 7.1.2.15-1
ImageMagick-c++-devel - addressed in versions 6.9.13.40-1, 7.1.2.15-1
ImageMagick-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.9.13.40-1, 7.1.2.15-1
ImageMagick-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.9.13.40-1, 7.1.2.15-1
ImageMagick-perl - addressed in versions 6.9.13.40-1, 7.1.2.15-1
ImageMagick-help - addressed in versions 6.9.13.40-1, 7.1.2.15-1
ImageMagick-config-7-SUSE - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
ImageMagick-extra-debuginfo - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
perl-PerlMagick - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5 - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
ImageMagick-extra - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
perl-PerlMagick-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10 - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
ImageMagick - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-secure - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10 - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
ImageMagick-debugsource - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-open - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-websafe - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-limited - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
libMagick++-devel-64bit - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit-debuginfo - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
ImageMagick-devel-64bit - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
ImageMagick-doc - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
ImageMagick-devel-32bit - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
ImageMagick-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
ImageMagick-devel - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
libMagick++-devel - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.37.1
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit-debuginfo - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2
libMagick++-devel-32bit - update to 7.1.1.21-150600.3.42.2

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