Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting imagemagick-dev package, versions <7.1.2.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-IMAGEMAGICKDEV-15359297
  • published27 Feb 2026
  • disclosed24 Feb 2026

Introduced: 24 Feb 2026

NewCVE-2026-26283  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest imagemagick-dev to version 7.1.2.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream imagemagick-dev package and not the imagemagick-dev package as distributed by Minimos. See How to fix? for Minimos:latest 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 continue statement in the JPEG extent binary search loop in the jpeg encoder causes an infinite loop when writing persistently fails. An attacker can trigger a 100% CPU consumption and process hang (Denial of Service) with a crafted image. Versions 7.1.2-15 and 6.9.13-40 contain a patch.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1