CVE-2026-23952
Publication date 22 January 2026
Last updated 31 March 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions 14.10.1 and below have a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the MSL (Magick Scripting Language) parser when processing <comment> tags before images are loaded. This can lead to DoS attack due to assertion failure (debug builds) or NULL pointer dereference (release builds). This issue is fixed in version 14.10.2.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 25.10 questing |
Vulnerable
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8127-1
- ImageMagick vulnerabilities
- 30 March 2026