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5.3
ImageMagick Crashes When Processing Invalid Image Map
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-26983
Summary
ImageMagick, a popular image editing tool, may crash if it encounters an incorrectly formatted image map. This could potentially allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service attack. Update to version 7.1.2-15 or 6.9.13-40 or later to fix the issue.
What to do
- Update debian imagemagick to version 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6.
- Update debian imagemagick to version 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fix available |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | imagemagick | All versions | – |
| debian | imagemagick | All versions | – |
| debian | imagemagick | <= 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6 | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u6 |
| debian | imagemagick | <= 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 | 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 |
Original title
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, the MSL interpreter crashes when processing a invalid `<map>...
Original description
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, the MSL interpreter crashes when processing a invalid `<map>` element that causes it to use an image after it has been freed. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
osv CVSS3.1
5.3
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-26983 Vendor Advisory
Published: 24 Feb 2026 · Updated: 13 Mar 2026 · First seen: 10 Mar 2026