CVE-2026-40169
Publication date 13 April 2026
Last updated 16 April 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. In versions below 7.1.2-19, a crafted image could result in an out of bounds heap write when writing a yaml or json output, resulting in a crash. This issue has been fixed in version 7.1.2-19.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.2 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40169
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-5592-p365-24xh
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f86452a8aea37bf2b4bd36127f836dcc5f138b38 (7.1.2-19)
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/f86452a8aea37bf2b4bd36127f836dcc5f138b38
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-19
- https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.12.0