ESB-2026.3150
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CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
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ESB-2026.3150
USN-8127-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities
1 April 2026
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AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: ImageMagick
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2026-25795 CVE-2026-25796 CVE-2026-25799
CVE-2026-25988 CVE-2026-23952 CVE-2026-26066
CVE-2026-30883 CVE-2026-25798 CVE-2026-25970
CVE-2026-32636
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8127-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 6.5 CVE-2026-23952 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
CVSS Source: Ubuntu
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (Max): 0.2% (35th) CVE-2026-25798 2026-03-30
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USN-8127-1: ImageMagick vulnerabilities
Publication date
30 March 2026
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.
Releases
24.04 LTS 22.04 LTS 20.04 LTS 18.04 LTS 16.04 LTS 14.04 LTS
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Packages
o imagemagick - Image manipulation programs and library
Details
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly process certain tags
prior to an image being loaded. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
( CVE-2026-23952 )
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly handle temporary file
creation failures. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service. ( CVE-2026-25795 )
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly manage memory under
certain conditions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
( CVE-2026-25796 )
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service. ( CVE-2026-25798 )
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly validate certain YUV
sampling factors. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service. ( CVE-2026-25799 )
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. ( CVE-2026-25970 )
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly managed memory when handling
certain specially crafted image files. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause ImageMagick to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. ( CVE-2026-25988 )
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain crafted image
profiles. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ImageMagick
to consume available resources, resulting in a denial of service.
( CVE-2026-26066 )
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled large image profiles
when encoding PNG images. An attacker could use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. ( CVE-2026-30883 )
Kamil Frankowicz discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain XML
data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ImageMagick to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. ( CVE-2026-32636 )
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Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu Package Version
Release
imagemagick-6.q16 - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become
publicly available in the future.
imagemagick-6.q16hdri - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8 Ubuntu Pro
Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might
become publicly available in the future.
libimage-magick-q16-perl - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8 Ubuntu
Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might
become publicly available in the future.
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libmagick++-6.q16-9t64 - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8 Ubuntu
Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might
become publicly available in the future.
libmagick++-6.q16hdri-9t64 - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
24.04 libmagickcore-6-headers - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8 Ubuntu
LTS Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might
noble become publicly available in the future.
libmagickcore-6.q16-7-extra - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libmagickcore-6.q16-7t64 - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8 Ubuntu
Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might
become publicly available in the future.
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7-extra - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7t64 - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libmagickwand-6.q16-7t64 - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8 Ubuntu
Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might
become publicly available in the future.
libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-7t64 - 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
imagemagick-6.q16 - 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9 Ubuntu
Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might
become publicly available in the future.
imagemagick-6.q16hdri - 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libimage-magick-q16-perl - 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl -
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with
Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly
available in the future.
libmagick++-6.q16-8 - 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9 Ubuntu
Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might
become publicly available in the future.
libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8 - 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
22.04 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
LTS might become publicly available in the future.
jammy libmagickcore-6.q16-6 - 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra - 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6 - 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra -
8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with
Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly
available in the future.
libmagickwand-6.q16-6 - 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6 - 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libimage-magick-q16-perl - 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9 Ubuntu
Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might
become publicly available in the future.
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl - 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libmagickcore-6.q16-6 - 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9 Ubuntu
20.04 Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might
LTS become publicly available in the future.
focal libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra - 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6 - 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra - 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix
might become publicly available in the future.
imagemagick-6.q16 - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro .
imagemagick-6.q16hdri - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 Ubuntu Pro
Fix available with Ubuntu Pro .
libimage-magick-q16-perl - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 Ubuntu
Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro .
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro .
libmagick++-6.q16-7 - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro .
18.04 libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7 - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 Ubuntu Pro
LTS Fix available with Ubuntu Pro .
bionic libmagickcore-6.q16-3 - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 Ubuntu Pro
Fix available with Ubuntu Pro .
libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 Ubuntu
Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro .
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3 - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 Ubuntu
Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro .
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro .
libmagickwand-6.q16-3 - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 Ubuntu Pro
Fix available with Ubuntu Pro .
libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3 - 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11 Ubuntu
Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro .
imagemagick-6.q16 - 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro .
libimage-magick-q16-perl - 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro .
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 - 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19 Ubuntu Pro Fix
16.04 available with Ubuntu Pro .
LTS libmagickcore-6.q16-2 - 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19 Ubuntu Pro Fix
xenial available with Ubuntu Pro .
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra - 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19 Ubuntu Pro
Fix available with Ubuntu Pro .
libmagickwand-6-headers - 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro .
libmagickwand-6.q16-2 - 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro .
imagemagick - 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20 Ubuntu Pro Fix available
with Ubuntu Pro via Legacy Support add-on.
imagemagick-common - 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro via Legacy Support add-on.
libmagick++5 - 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20 Ubuntu Pro Fix available
14.04 with Ubuntu Pro via Legacy Support add-on.
LTS libmagickcore5 - 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20 Ubuntu Pro Fix available
trusty with Ubuntu Pro via Legacy Support add-on.
libmagickcore5-extra - 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20 Ubuntu Pro Fix
available with Ubuntu Pro via Legacy Support add-on.
libmagickwand5 - 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20 Ubuntu Pro Fix available
with Ubuntu Pro via Legacy Support add-on.
perlmagick - 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20 Ubuntu Pro Fix available
with Ubuntu Pro via Legacy Support add-on.
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References
o CVE-2026-32636
o CVE-2026-30883
o CVE-2026-26066
o CVE-2026-25988
o CVE-2026-25970
o CVE-2026-25799
o CVE-2026-25798
o CVE-2026-25796
o CVE-2026-25795
o CVE-2026-23952
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