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Ubuntu 24.04 ImageMagick Critical DoS Risk USN-8127-1 CVE-2026-23952

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Calendar Grey March 31, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
ImageMagick faces critical security risks across multiple Ubuntu versions. Update to mitigate denial of service threats.
Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in ImageMagick.

Software Description:

- imagemagick: Image manipulation programs and library

Details:

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly process certain tags

prior to an image being loaded. An attacker could possibly use this issue

to cause ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

(CVE-2026-23952)

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly handle temporary file

creation failures. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

ImageMagick to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-25795)

It was discovered that ImageMagick did not properly manage memory under

certain conditions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

ImageMagick to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.

(CVE-2026-25796)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain specially

crafted image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

ImageMagick to crash, resulting in...

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical DoS Ubuntu vulnerability imagemagick

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-6.q16hdri           8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl    8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-9t64          8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-9t64      8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6-headers         8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-7-extra     8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-7t64        8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7-extra  8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7t64    8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-7t64        8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-7t64    8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-6.q16hdri           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl    8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-8             8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8         8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra  8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-6           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl    8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra     8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra  8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-6.q16hdri           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl    8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-7             8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7         8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-3           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra     8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3       8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra  8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-3           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3       8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libimage-magick-q16-perl        8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-5v5           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra     8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6-headers         8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm19
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  imagemagick                     8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-common              8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++5                    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore5-extra            8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  perlmagick                      8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8127-1

CVE-2026-23952, CVE-2026-25795, CVE-2026-25796, CVE-2026-25798,

CVE-2026-25799, CVE-2026-25970, CVE-2026-25988, CVE-2026-26066,

CVE-2026-30883, CVE-2026-32636

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8127-1

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