🛡️ CVE-2026-61860 on Debian — imagemagick
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when freetype initialization fails: the method does not exit and continues to use memory that was already freed. This can be triggered during image processing and may lead to a denial of service.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-61860 as tracked by Debian, for the package imagemagick. The fix is available in version 8:7.1.2.26+dfsg1-1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, 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 none, integrity none, availability low.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61860 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-2026-61860 is recorded against 1 package.
- imagemagick (fixed in 8:7.1.2.26+dfsg1-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 15 July 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
Details
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | — | 8:7.1.2.26+dfsg1-1 |
References
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