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SUSE - ImageMagick Major Denial of Service Stack Overflow Flaw 2026-0437-1

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Calendar Grey February 11, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important SUSE update addresses multiple issues in ImageMagick, including denial of service and stack overflow.
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for ImageMagick fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-22770: improper pointer initialization can cause denial of service (bsc#1256969). * 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: * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2026-437=1 * Development Tools Module 15-SP7

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service SuSE important stack overflow imagemagick

References

* bsc#1256962

* bsc#1256969

* bsc#1256976

* bsc#1257076

Cross-

* CVE-2026-22770

* CVE-2026-23874

* CVE-2026-23876

* CVE-2026-23952

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-22770 ( SUSE ): 8.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-22770 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

* CVE-2026-22770 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-22770 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

* 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

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0437-1
Release Date: 2026-02-11T09:28:54Z
Rating: important

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