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Ubuntu 25.10 ImageMagick Critical Denial of Service Issues USN-8263-1

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Calendar Grey May 12, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
ImageMagick vulnerabilities fixed in multiple Ubuntu releases to counter severe threats including denial of service.
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 incorrectly handled certain malformed

image files in certain instances. If a user or automated system using

ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an

attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service or

possibly execute code. These issues only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

(CVE-2018-15607, CVE-2018-18544, CVE-2019-13137, CVE-2019-13391,

CVE-2019-13391)

It was discovered that ImageMagick incorrectly handled certain malformed

image files in certain instances. If a user or automated system using

ImageMagick were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an

attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service or

possibly execute code. (CVE-2026-24481, CVE-2026-24484, CVE-2026-24485,

CVE-2026-25576, CVE-2026-25638, CVE-2026-25797, CVE-2026-25965)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu vulnerability imagemagick

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  imagemagick-7.q16               8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
  imagemagick-7.q16hdri           8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
  libmagick++-7.q16-5             8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
  libmagick++-7.q16hdri-5         8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
  libmagickcore-7.q16-10          8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
  libmagickcore-7.q16-10-extra    8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
  libmagickcore-7.q16hdri-10      8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
  libmagickcore-7.q16hdri-10-extra  8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
  libmagickwand-7.q16-10          8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
  libmagickwand-7.q16hdri-10      8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-6.q16hdri           8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6-headers           8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-9t64          8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-9t64      8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-7-extra     8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-7t64        8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7-extra  8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-7t64    8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-7t64        8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-7t64    8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-6.q16hdri           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-8             8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8         8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra  8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6-headers         8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-6           8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-6.q16hdri           8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-8             8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-8         8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6           8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra     8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra  8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-6           8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6       8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  imagemagick-6.q16hdri           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-7             8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16hdri-7         8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-3           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-3-extra     8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3       8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-3-extra  8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6-headers         8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-3           8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-3       8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  imagemagick-6.q16               8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagick++-6.q16-5v5           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra     8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6-headers         8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand-6.q16-2           8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.16+esm20
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  libmagick++5                    8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickcore5-extra            8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libmagickwand5                  8:6.7.7.10-6ubuntu3.13+esm21
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8263-1

CVE-2026-24481, CVE-2026-24484, CVE-2026-24485, CVE-2026-25576,

CVE-2026-25637, CVE-2026-25638, CVE-2026-25794, CVE-2026-25795,

CVE-2026-25796, CVE-2026-25797, CVE-2026-25798, CVE-2026-25799,

CVE-2026-25897, CVE-2026-25898, CVE-2026-25965

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8263-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu vulnerability imagemagick

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/imagemagick/8:7.1.2.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1

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