Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in PerlMagick that fails to free values returned when reading image properties. Attackers can repeatedly trigger property reads through five affected PerlMagick code locations to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | < 7.1.2-33 | 7.1.2-33 |
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 | 8:7.1.2.33+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | imagemagick | 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u14 | — |
| Debian 12 | imagemagick | 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u15 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | imagemagick | No fix yet | — |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | imagemagick | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | imagemagick | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | imagemagick | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | imagemagick | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | imagemagick | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | imagemagick | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | imagemagick | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ImageMagick | 7.1.2.34-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12356-1 |
Advisories 1
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12356-1 ImageMagick-7.1.2.34-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Oct 31, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-pj4h-g4pf-66v3) vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in PerlMagick Property Reading third-party-advisory