Memory leak in ImageMagick - CVE-2026-61870

Vulnerability identifier: #VU135686

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-61870

CWE-ID: CWE-401

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to missing release of memory after effective lifetime in the VIFF encoder when handling allocation failures. A remote attacker can trigger an allocation failure to cause a denial of service.

ImageMagick
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
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
Desktop Applications Module
Development Tools Module
SUSE Package Hub 15
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Anolis OS
libGraphicsMagickWand-Q16-2-debuginfo
libGraphicsMagick-Q16-3
libGraphicsMagick3-config
GraphicsMagick-debugsource
libGraphicsMagick++-Q16-12-debuginfo
GraphicsMagick-debuginfo
perl-GraphicsMagick-debuginfo
libGraphicsMagick++-devel
libGraphicsMagick-Q16-3-debuginfo
GraphicsMagick-devel
GraphicsMagick
libGraphicsMagick++-Q16-12
perl-GraphicsMagick
libGraphicsMagickWand-Q16-2
imagemagick (Ubuntu package)
libMagick++-devel
libMagickCore-6_Q16-1
libMagickWand-6_Q16-1-debuginfo
libMagickWand-6_Q16-1
ImageMagick-debugsource
libMagickCore-6_Q16-1-debuginfo
ImageMagick-devel
ImageMagick-debuginfo
ImageMagick-config-6-upstream
ImageMagick-config-6-SUSE
ImageMagick-c++
ImageMagick
ImageMagick-help
ImageMagick-perl
ImageMagick-c++-devel
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit
ImageMagick-config-7-SUSE
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo
libMagick++-devel-32bit
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit-debuginfo
ImageMagick-devel-32bit
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit-debuginfo
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo
libMagick++-devel-64bit
ImageMagick-devel-64bit
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit
ImageMagick-doc
perl-PerlMagick
ImageMagick-extra-debuginfo
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-debuginfo
perl-PerlMagick-debuginfo
ImageMagick-extra
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-secure
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-websafe
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-open
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-limited
ImageMagick-djvu
ImageMagick-libs

Install security update from vendor's website.

ImageMagick - addressed in versions 6.9.13-51, 7.1.2-26
libGraphicsMagickWand-Q16-2-debuginfo - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
libGraphicsMagick-Q16-3 - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
libGraphicsMagick3-config - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
GraphicsMagick-debugsource - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
libGraphicsMagick++-Q16-12-debuginfo - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
GraphicsMagick-debuginfo - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
perl-GraphicsMagick-debuginfo - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
libGraphicsMagick++-devel - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
libGraphicsMagick-Q16-3-debuginfo - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
GraphicsMagick-devel - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
GraphicsMagick - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
libGraphicsMagick++-Q16-12 - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
perl-GraphicsMagick - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
libGraphicsMagickWand-Q16-2 - update to 1.3.42-150600.3.36.1
imagemagick (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm25, 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm24, 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm16, 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm14, 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm14, 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm13, 8:7.1.2.18+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
libMagick++-devel - addressed in versions 6.8.8.1-71.264.1, 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
libMagickCore-6_Q16-1 - update to 6.8.8.1-71.264.1
libMagickWand-6_Q16-1-debuginfo - update to 6.8.8.1-71.264.1
libMagickWand-6_Q16-1 - update to 6.8.8.1-71.264.1
ImageMagick-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.8.8.1-71.264.1, 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
libMagickCore-6_Q16-1-debuginfo - update to 6.8.8.1-71.264.1
ImageMagick-devel - addressed in versions 6.8.8.1-71.264.1, 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
ImageMagick-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.8.8.1-71.264.1, 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
ImageMagick-config-6-upstream - update to 6.8.8.1-71.264.1
ImageMagick-config-6-SUSE - update to 6.8.8.1-71.264.1
ImageMagick-c++ - addressed in versions 6.9.13.52-1, 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick - addressed in versions 6.9.13.52-1, 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-help - addressed in versions 6.9.13.52-1, 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-perl - addressed in versions 6.9.13.52-1, 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-devel - addressed in versions 6.9.13.52-1, 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-debuginfo - addressed in versions 6.9.13.52-1, 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-c++-devel - addressed in versions 6.9.13.52-1, 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-debugsource - addressed in versions 6.9.13.52-1, 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream - update to 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
ImageMagick-config-7-SUSE - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10 - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5 - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10 - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
libMagick++-devel-32bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
ImageMagick-devel-32bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-32bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-32bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-64bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagick++-devel-64bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
ImageMagick-devel-64bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagickWand-7_Q16HDRI10-64bit - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
ImageMagick-doc - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
perl-PerlMagick - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
ImageMagick-extra-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagick++-7_Q16HDRI5-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
perl-PerlMagick-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
ImageMagick-extra - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2
libMagickCore-7_Q16HDRI10-debuginfo - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
ImageMagick - addressed in versions 7.1.0.9-150400.6.101.1, 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-secure - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-websafe - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-open - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
ImageMagick-config-7-upstream-limited - addressed in versions 7.1.1.21-150600.3.80.2, 7.1.1.43-150700.3.70.1
ImageMagick-c++ - update to 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick - update to 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-c++-devel - update to 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-devel - update to 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-djvu - update to 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-doc - update to 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-libs - update to 7.1.2.27-1
ImageMagick-perl - update to 7.1.2.27-1

• https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-m596-67p7-69wh

• Multiple vulnerabilities in ImageMagick
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for ImageMagick
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP4 update for ImageMagick
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP3 update for ImageMagick
• openEuler 24.03 LTS SP1 update for ImageMagick
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP4 update for ImageMagick
• SUSE update for ImageMagick
• SUSE update for ImageMagick
• SUSE update for ImageMagick
• SUSE update for GraphicsMagick
• SUSE update for ImageMagick
• Anolis OS update for ImageMagick
• Ubuntu update for imagemagick
• Ubuntu update for imagemagick