Description
ImageMagick before 7.0.8-50 has a memory leak vulnerability in the function ReadPSImage in coders/ps.c.
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 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.24+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 10 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1+deb10u1 | DSA-4712-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | imagemagick | 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu9 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | imagemagick | 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.8 | USN-4192-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | imagemagick | 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.15 | USN-4192-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | imagemagick | 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm21 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP1 | ImageMagick | 7.0.7.34-3.67.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2106-1 |
| SLES 15 | ImageMagick | 7.0.7.34-3.67.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2106-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | ImageMagick | 7.0.7.34-lp151.7.9.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1983-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | ImageMagick | 7.0.7.34-lp151.7.9.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1983-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
Show 13 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | imagemagick6 | 6.9.10.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | imagemagick6 | 6.9.10.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | imagemagick6 | 6.9.10.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | imagemagick6 | 6.9.10.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | imagemagick6 | 6.9.10.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | imagemagick | 7.0.8.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | imagemagick6 | 6.9.10.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | imagemagick +1 | 6.9.10.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.9 | imagemagick +1 | 6.9.10.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.8 | imagemagick +1 | 6.9.10.53-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.7 | imagemagick6 | 6.9.10.53-r0 | — |
Advisories 5
- WID-SEC-2023-2137 ImageMagick: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 11, 2026
- USN-4192-1 imagemagick vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- DSA-4712-1 imagemagick - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:2106-1 Security update for ImageMagick SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1983-1 Security update for ImageMagick SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1601
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/35ccb468ee2dcbe8ce9cf1e2f1957acc27f54c34
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/7d11230060fa9c8f67e53c85224daf6648805c7b
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1983 vendor-advisory
- USN-4192-1 vendor-advisory
- DSA-4712 vendor-advisory