CVE-2026-61870
Publication date 11 July 2026
Last updated 9 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the VIFF encoder when memory allocation fails. Attackers can trigger allocation failures by processing specially crafted VIFF images to exhaust available memory and cause denial of service.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Fixed 8:7.1.2.18+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm14
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm14
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm16
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm24
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm25
|
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CVSS version:
Base score
2.1 · Low
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base score
2.9 · Low
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8739-1
- ImageMagick vulnerabilities
- 8 September 2026