Resource Exhaustion Affecting imagemagick package, versions <7.1.2.15-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.45% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE323-IMAGEMAGICK-15367419
  • published2 Mar 2026
  • disclosed24 Feb 2026

Introduced: 24 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-24485  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.23 imagemagick to version 7.1.2.15-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick package and not the imagemagick package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.23 relevant fixed versions and status.

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, when a PCD file does not contain a valid Sync marker, the DecodeImage() function becomes trapped in an infinite loop while searching for the Sync marker, causing the program to become unresponsive and continuously consume CPU resources, ultimately leading to system resource exhaustion and denial of service. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1