Memory Leak Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u12


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-IMAGEMAGICK-17966091
  • published14 Jul 2026
  • disclosed10 Jul 2026

Introduced: 10 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-56366  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest imagemagick to version 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u12 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-18 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the META reader when processing APP1JPEG input paths. Attackers can trigger this memory leak by providing specially crafted APP1JPEG image files, causing denial of service through resource exhaustion.

CVSS Base Scores

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