🛡️ CVE-2026-25983 on Debian — imagemagick
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, a crafted MSL script triggers a heap-use-after-free. The operation element handler replaces and frees the image while the parser continues reading from it, leading to a UAF in ReadBlobString during further parsing. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-25983 as tracked by Debian, for the package imagemagick. The fix is available in version 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25983 is classified as CWE-416: Use After Free. Memory is used after being released, so its contents may already belong to something else.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-25983 is recorded against 1 package.
- imagemagick (fixed in 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 24 February 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2026-25983 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | — | 8:7.1.2.15+dfsg1-1 |
References
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