SUSE 12 SP5 ImageMagick Critical Memory Overflow Vulnerability Alert
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February 4, 2026
An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for ImageMagick fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-23874: manipulation of digital images can lead to stack overflow (bsc#1256976). * CVE-2026-23876: maliciously crafted image can lead to heap buffer overflow (bsc#1256962). * CVE-2026-23952: processing comment tag can cause null pointer dereference (bsc#1257076). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-384=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-384=1 ## Package List:
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1256962
* bsc#1256976
* bsc#1257076
Cross-
* CVE-2026-23874
* CVE-2026-23876
* CVE-2026-23952
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2026-23874 ( SUSE ): 6.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-23874 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2026-23874 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
* CVE-2026-23876 ( SUSE ): 9.2
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2026-23876 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-23876 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-23876 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2026-23952 ( SUSE ): 7.1
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0384-1
Release Date: 2026-02-04T12:46:49Z
Rating: important
Topics Covered
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