Description
GraphicsMagick 1.3.26 has a denial of service issue in ReadXBMImage() in a coders/xbm.c "Read hex image data" version!=10 case that results in the reader not returning; it would cause large amounts of CPU and memory consumption although the crafted file itself does not request it.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-8 | — |
| Debian 13 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-8 | — |
| Debian 12 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-8 | — |
| Debian 9 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.30+hg15796-1~deb9u1 | DSA-4321-1 |
| Debian 8 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.20-3+deb8u4 | DLA-1456-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.16-1.1+deb7u9 | DLA-1082-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | graphicsmagick | 1.3.23-1ubuntu0.3 | USN-4222-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | graphicsmagick | 1.3.18-1ubuntu3.1+esm3 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 11 SP4 | GraphicsMagick | 1.2.5-4.78.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:3435-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 | GraphicsMagick | 1.2.5-4.78.19.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:3435-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
| Alpine v3.9 | graphicsmagick | 1.3.26-r3 | — |
Advisories 5
- USN-4222-1 graphicsmagick vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DSA-4321-1 graphicsmagick - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1082-1 graphicsmagick - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1456-1 graphicsmagick - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:3435-1 Security update for GraphicsMagick SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/31/2
- 100574 vdb-entry
- DSA-4321 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180803 [SECURITY] [DLA 1456-1] graphicsmagick security update mailing-list
- http://hg.code.sf.net/p/graphicsmagick/code/rev/233a720bfd5e
- USN-4222-1 vendor-advisory