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Posted on 31 March 2026
Ubuntu Security==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8127-1
March 30, 2026
imagemagick vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.
Software Description:
- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library
Details:
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly process certain tags
prior to an image being loaded. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2026-23952)
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly handle temporary file
creation failures. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-25795)
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly manage memory under
certain conditions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2026-25796)
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-25798)
It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly validate certain YUV
sampling factors. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-25799)
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-25970)
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly managed memory when handling
certain specially crafted image files. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause ImageMagick to consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2026-25988)
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain crafted image
profiles. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ImageMagick
to consume available resources, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2026-26066)
It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled large image profiles
when encoding PNG images. An attacker could use this issue to cause
ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-30883)
Kamil Frankowicz discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain XML
data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ImageMagick to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-32636)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
imagemagick-6.q16hdri 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16-perl 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16-9t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16hdri-9t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6-headers 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-7-extra 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-7t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7-extra 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16-7t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-7t64 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
imagemagick-6.q16hdri 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16-perl 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16-8 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-6 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16-6 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libimage-magick-q16-perl 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
imagemagick-6.q16hdri 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16-perl 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16-7 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
imagemagick-6.q16 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libimage-magick-q16-perl 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++-6.q16-5v5 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-2 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6-headers 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand-6.q16-2 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
imagemagick 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
Available with Ubuntu Pro
imagemagick-common 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagick++5 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore5 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickcore5-extra 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libmagickwand5 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
Available with Ubuntu Pro
perlmagick 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8127-1
CVE-2026-23952, CVE-2026-25795, CVE-2026-25796, CVE-2026-25798,
CVE-2026-25799, CVE-2026-25970, CVE-2026-25988, CVE-2026-26066,
CVE-2026-30883, CVE-2026-32636
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