ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in Hough Lines
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a memory leak in the hough lines operation: when a specific operation fails, a small memory leak occurs.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | 7.0.0 to before 7.1.2-26 | 7.1.2-26 | Patch available | CNA |
| ImageMagick | ImageMagick | before 6.9.13-51 | 6.9.13-51 | Patch available | CNA |
- ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.1.2-26 Fixed in 7.1.2-26 Patch available CNA
- ImageMagick VendorImageMagick Affected before 6.9.13-51 Fixed in 6.9.13-51 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | ImageMagick |
- cpe:2.3:a:imagemagick:imagemagick:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·ImageMagick
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 7.1.2-26
- Fix · CNA ImageMagick (ImageMagick) Fixed in 6.9.13-51
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
ImageMagick 7.1.2-26
13 records Highest priority Priority LOW 13 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-44275 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in ICON decoderPriority LOW 28
- TI-2026-44264 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Use-After-Free via freetypePriority LOW 28
- TI-2026-44272 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in YUV DecoderPriority LOW 27
- Release ·
ImageMagick 6.9.13-51
11 records Highest priority Priority LOW 11 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-44275 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in ICON decoderPriority LOW 28
- TI-2026-44264 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Use-After-Free via freetypePriority LOW 28
- TI-2026-44272 ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Memory Leak in YUV DecoderPriority LOW 27
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-61865
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w79-77cj-g7x9
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · CNA
References
More ImageMagick vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-03144 The (1) EPHEMERAL, (2) HTTPS, (3) MVG, (4) MSL, (5) TEXT, (6) SHOW, (7) WIN, and (8) PLT… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2023-16996 Improper input validation in ImageMagick CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-03148 The (1) HTTP and (2) FTP coders in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2016-03145 The EPHEMERAL coder in ImageMagick before 6.9.3-10 and 7.x before 7.0.1-1 allows remote… KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2025-35690 ImageMagick BlobStream Forward-Seek Under-Allocation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-33094 ImageMagick has Stack Buffer Overflow in image.c CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-61865 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-61865 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w79-77cj-g7x9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-61865 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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