Red Hat Security Advisory: ImageMagick security update
ImageMagick is an image display and manipulation tool for the X Window System that can read and write multiple image formats. Security Fix(es): * ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Local File Disclosure via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-25965) * ImageMagick: Memory allocation with excessive without limits in the internal SVG decoder (CVE-2026-25985) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers two vulnerabilities in ImageMagick as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. CVE-2026-25965 is a local file disclosure vulnerability caused by path traversal, allowing unauthorized access to local files. CVE-2026-25985 is a memory allocation issue in the internal SVG decoder that can lead to excessive memory usage without limits. Red Hat has issued updated packages to fix these issues, which are rated with an important security impact by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The local file disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2026-25965) could allow an attacker to read sensitive local files via crafted input exploiting path traversal. The memory allocation vulnerability (CVE-2026-25985) could cause excessive memory consumption, potentially leading to denial of service or application instability. Both vulnerabilities pose a high risk to systems running affected versions of ImageMagick on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated ImageMagick packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official security updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: ImageMagick security update
Description
ImageMagick is an image display and manipulation tool for the X Window System that can read and write multiple image formats. Security Fix(es): * ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Local File Disclosure via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-25965) * ImageMagick: Memory allocation with excessive without limits in the internal SVG decoder (CVE-2026-25985) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers two vulnerabilities in ImageMagick as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. CVE-2026-25965 is a local file disclosure vulnerability caused by path traversal, allowing unauthorized access to local files. CVE-2026-25985 is a memory allocation issue in the internal SVG decoder that can lead to excessive memory usage without limits. Red Hat has issued updated packages to fix these issues, which are rated with an important security impact by Red Hat Product Security.
Potential Impact
The local file disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2026-25965) could allow an attacker to read sensitive local files via crafted input exploiting path traversal. The memory allocation vulnerability (CVE-2026-25985) could cause excessive memory consumption, potentially leading to denial of service or application instability. Both vulnerabilities pose a high risk to systems running affected versions of ImageMagick on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated ImageMagick packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official security updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:5573
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-25985"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1c14853345fc181dd32
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:41 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 21:53:30 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 6
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