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SUSE ImageMagick Important Security Update Denial Of Service CVE-2026-22770

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Calendar Grey February 11, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE update resolves four important issues in ImageMagick, enhancing system security against critical threats.
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: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-438=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-438=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service important heap overflow 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-2026:0438-1
Release Date: 2026-02-11T09:29:40Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service important heap overflow stack overflow imagemagick

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