Use After Free Affecting imagemagick package, versions <8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm17


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-IMAGEMAGICK-16086819
  • published25 Sept 2026
  • disclosed13 Apr 2026

Introduced: 13 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-40311  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-693  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 imagemagick to version 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm17 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions below 7.1.2-19 and 6.9.13-44 contain a heap use-after-free vulnerability that can cause a crash when reading and printing values from an invalid XMP profile. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-44 and 7.1.2-19.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1