Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ImageMagick-perl package, versions <0:6.9.10.97-1.amzn2.0.22


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-IMAGEMAGICKPERL-15919528
  • published7 Apr 2026
  • disclosed26 Feb 2026

Introduced: 26 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-27798  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ImageMagick-perl to version 0:6.9.10.97-1.amzn2.0.22 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2026-3211.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ImageMagick-perl package and not the ImageMagick-perl package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 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, a heap buffer over-read vulnerability occurs when processing an image with small dimension using the -wavelet-denoise operator. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1