ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 is missing a check for the allowed memory allocation limit in matrix-backed operations such as -canny. (CVE-2026-61465)
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 is missing a check for the allowed memory allocation limit in matrix-backed operations such as -canny. An attacker can supply a crafted image that causes ImageMagick to allocate more memory than permitted by the configured policy, resulting in a denial of service.
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 is missing a check for the allowed memory allocation limit in matrix-backed operations such as -canny. (CVE-2026-61465)
Description
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 is missing a check for the allowed memory allocation limit in matrix-backed operations such as -canny. An attacker can supply a crafted image that causes ImageMagick to allocate more memory than permitted by the configured policy, resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
pkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm22?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trustypkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm21?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm13?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm11?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm11?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm10?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/imagemagick@8:7.1.2.18+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=resoluteRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-61465
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.0
- Ecosystems
- ["Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"]
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
Threat ID: 6a58b44c68715ace43d6b5c0
Added to database: 07/16/2026, 10:37:00 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 10:01:32 UTC
Views: 52
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