🛡️ CVE-2026-61861 on Debian — imagemagick
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the FormatMagickCaption method when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger memory allocation failures to cause a dangling pointer to reference freed memory, potentially enabling denial of service or code execution.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-61861 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 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 none, integrity none, availability high.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-61861 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-2026-61861 is recorded against 1 package.
- imagemagick (fixed in 8:7.1.2.26+dfsg1-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 11 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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | — | 8:7.1.2.26+dfsg1-1 |
References
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