Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u9


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-IMAGEMAGICK-15044367
  • published21 Jan 2026
  • disclosed20 Jan 2026

Introduced: 20 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-23874  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 imagemagick to version 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u9 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions prior to 7.1.2-13 have a stack overflow via infinite recursion in MSL (Magick Scripting Language) &lt;write&gt; command when writing to MSL format. Version 7.1.2-13 fixes the issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1