CVE-2026-109260
Public on 2026-10-12
Modified on 2026-10-13
Description
ImageMagick before 6.9.13-57 and 7.x before 7.1.2-32 contains a memory leak in the PNG encoder, which does not release allocated memory when libpng initialization fails. Attackers who can repeatedly trigger PNG encoding operations in which libpng initialization fails can exhaust memory and cause a denial of service.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | ImageMagick | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | ImageMagick | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | ImageMagick | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | perl | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perl | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | perl | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |