Use After Free Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-IMAGEMAGICK-15452471
  • published11 Mar 2026
  • disclosed10 Mar 2026

Introduced: 10 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-28687  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable imagemagick to version 8:7.1.2.16+dfsg1-1 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Prior to versions 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41, a heap use-after-free vulnerability in ImageMagick's MSL decoder allows an attacker to trigger access to freed memory by crafting an MSL file. This vulnerability is fixed in 7.1.2-16 and 6.9.13-41.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1