ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when freetype initialization fails: the method does not exit and continues to use memory that was already freed. This can be triggered during image processing and may lead to a denial of service.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when
    freetype initialization fails: the method does not exit and continues to use memory that was already
    freed. This can be triggered during image processing and may lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-61860)

The remote SUSE Linux SLES16 / SLES_SAP16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:22861-1 advisory.

    This update for ImageMagick fixes the following issues

    - CVE-2026-56375: Possible memory leak in ASHLAR coder when action fails (bsc#1271495).
    - CVE-2026-56379: arbitrary MVG drawing command injection via the SVG decoder when processing specially     crafted SVG files (bsc#1268878).
    - CVE-2026-61464: Heap Buffer Over-Write in X11 import with crafted window title (bsc#1271496).
    - CVE-2026-61859: Policy Bypass in script operation due to missing checks (bsc#1271497).
    - CVE-2026-61860: Use-After-Free when freetype initialization fails (bsc#1271494).
    - CVE-2026-61862: Information Disclosure when printing profiles with debug enabled (bsc#1271493).
    - CVE-2026-61863: Memory Leak in TIFF encoder when a temporary file could not be created (bsc#1271492).
    - CVE-2026-61864: Memory Leak in color transformation to log colorspace when operation fails     (bsc#1271491).
    - CVE-2026-61865: Memory Leak in hough lines operation when an operation fails (bsc#1271490).
    - CVE-2026-61866: Memory Leak in JNG encoder when a blob could not be opened (bsc#1271489).
    - CVE-2026-61867: Memory Leak in TIFF encoder when an allocation fails (bsc#1271488).
    - CVE-2026-61868: Memory Leak in YUV decoder when opening of blob fails (bsc#1271487).
    - CVE-2026-61869: Memory Leak in MIFF encoder when allocation fails (bsc#1271486).
    - CVE-2026-61871: Memory Leak in ICON decoder when allocation fails (bsc#1271485).
    - CVE-2026-61872: Memory Leak in TIFF encoder when invalid tiff:tile-geometry is specified (bsc#1271484).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:21426-1 advisory.

    This update for ImageMagick fixes the following issues

    - CVE-2026-56375: Possible memory leak in ASHLAR coder when action fails (bsc#1271495).
    - CVE-2026-56379: arbitrary MVG drawing command injection via the SVG decoder when processing specially     crafted SVG files (bsc#1268878).
    - CVE-2026-61464: Heap Buffer Over-Write in X11 import with crafted window title (bsc#1271496).
    - CVE-2026-61859: Policy Bypass in script operation due to missing checks (bsc#1271497).
    - CVE-2026-61860: Use-After-Free when freetype initialization fails (bsc#1271494).
    - CVE-2026-61862: Information Disclosure when printing profiles with debug enabled (bsc#1271493).
    - CVE-2026-61863: Memory Leak in TIFF encoder when a temporary file could not be created (bsc#1271492).
    - CVE-2026-61864: Memory Leak in color transformation to log colorspace when operation fails     (bsc#1271491).
    - CVE-2026-61865: Memory Leak in hough lines operation when an operation fails (bsc#1271490).
    - CVE-2026-61866: Memory Leak in JNG encoder when a blob could not be opened (bsc#1271489).
    - CVE-2026-61867: Memory Leak in TIFF encoder when an allocation fails (bsc#1271488).
    - CVE-2026-61868: Memory Leak in YUV decoder when opening of blob fails (bsc#1271487).
    - CVE-2026-61869: Memory Leak in MIFF encoder when allocation fails (bsc#1271486).
    - CVE-2026-61871: Memory Leak in ICON decoder when allocation fails (bsc#1271485).
    - CVE-2026-61872: Memory Leak in TIFF encoder when invalid tiff:tile-geometry is specified (bsc#1271484).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:3219-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-55628: policy bypass in concatenate operation due to missing checks (bsc#1270081).
    - CVE-2026-56362: heap buffer overflow read in `GetPixelIndex` due to metadata-cache desynchronization in       `OpenPixelCache` (bsc#1271100).
    - CVE-2026-56366: META reader memory leak in the APP1JPEG input path (bsc#1271316).
    - CVE-2026-56372: heap buffer overflow read in magnify operation via unrecognized `magnify:method` value     (bsc#1271314).
    - CVE-2026-56373: possible use-after-free write in PDB decoder (bsc#1268640 bsc#1271315).
    - CVE-2026-56375: possible memory leak in ASHLAR coder when action fails (bsc#1271495).
    - CVE-2026-56377: policy bypass can create or truncate files (bsc#1270006).
    - CVE-2026-61464: heap buffer overwrite in X11 import with crafted window title (bsc#1271496).
    - CVE-2026-61465: policy bypass possible with matrix-backed operations (bsc#1271313).
    - CVE-2026-61857: heap use-after-free via XMP profile could result in a crash (bsc#1271312).
    - CVE-2026-61858: policy bypass in APNG encoder and delegates due to a missing check (bsc#1271311).
    - CVE-2026-61859: policy bypass in script operation due to missing checks (bsc#1271497).
    - CVE-2026-61860: use-after-free when `freetype` initialization fails (bsc#1271494).
    - CVE-2026-61861: use-after-free in `FormatMagickCaption` when memory allocation fails (bsc#1271294).
    - CVE-2026-61862: information disclosure when printing profiles with debug enabled (bsc#1271493).
    - CVE-2026-61863: memory leak in TIFF encoder when a temporary file could not be created (bsc#1271492).
    - CVE-2026-61864: memory leak in color transformation to log colorspace when operation fails     (bsc#1271491).
    - CVE-2026-61865: memory leak in hough lines operation when an operation fails (bsc#1271490).
    - CVE-2026-61866: memory leak in JNG encoder when a blob could not be opened (bsc#1271489).
    - CVE-2026-61867: memory leak in TIFF encoder when an allocation fails (bsc#1271488).
    - CVE-2026-61868: memory leak in YUV decoder when opening of blob fails (bsc#1271487).
    - CVE-2026-61869: memory leak in MIFF encoder when allocation fails (bsc#1271486).
    - CVE-2026-61870: memory leak in VIFF encoder when allocation fails (bsc#1271293).
    - CVE-2026-61872: memory leak in TIFF encoder when invalid `tiff:tile-geometry` is specified     (bsc#1271484).
    - Extend CVE-2026-56379 patch by f63c78b (bsc#1268878).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4696 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4696-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Bastien Roucaris     July 23, 2026                                 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : imagemagick     Version        : 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u16 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u13     CVE ID         : CVE-2026-61464 CVE-2026-61465 CVE-2026-61857 CVE-2026-61858                      CVE-2026-61859 CVE-2026-61860 CVE-2026-61862 CVE-2026-61863                      CVE-2026-61864 CVE-2026-61865 CVE-2026-61866 CVE-2026-61868                      CVE-2026-61869 CVE-2026-61870 CVE-2026-61872

    Multiple security vulnerabilities were discovered in imagemagick, a     software suite used for editing and manipulating digital images, which     could lead to denial of service, information disclosure or potentially     arbitrary code execution if malformed images are processed.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3+deb11u16.

    For Debian 12 bookworm, these problems have been fixed in version     8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u13.

    We recommend that you upgrade your imagemagick packages.

    For the detailed security status of imagemagick please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/imagemagick

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:3194-1 advisory.

    This update for ImageMagick fixes the following issues


    - CVE-2026-56375: possible memory leak in ASHLAR coder when action fails (bsc#1271495).
    - CVE-2026-61464: heap buffer overwrite in X11 import with crafted window title (bsc#1271496).
    - CVE-2026-61859: policy bypass in script operation due to missing checks (bsc#1271497).
    - CVE-2026-61860: use-after-free when `freetype` initialization fails (bsc#1271494).
    - CVE-2026-61862: information disclosure when printing profiles with debug enabled (bsc#1271493).
    - CVE-2026-61863: memory leak in TIFF encoder when a temporary file could not be created (bsc#1271492).
    - CVE-2026-61864: memory leak in color transformation to log colorspace when operation fails     (bsc#1271491).
    - CVE-2026-61865: memory leak in hough lines operation when an operation fails (bsc#1271490).
    - CVE-2026-61866: memory leak in JNG encoder when a blob could not be opened (bsc#1271489).
    - CVE-2026-61867: memory leak in TIFF encoder when an allocation fails (bsc#1271488).
    - CVE-2026-61868: memory leak in YUV decoder when opening of blob fails (bsc#1271487).
    - CVE-2026-61869: memory leak in MIFF encoder when allocation fails (bsc#1271486).
    - CVE-2026-61871: memory leak in ICON decoder when allocation fails (bsc#1271485).
    - CVE-2026-61872: memory leak in TIFF encoder when invalid `tiff:tile-geometry` is specified     (bsc#1271484).
    - CVE-2026-55628: policy bypass in concatenate operation due to missing checks (bsc#1270081).
    - CVE-2026-56362: heap buffer overflow read in `GetPixelIndex` due to metadata-cache desynchronization in       `OpenPixelCache` (bsc#1271100).
    - CVE-2026-56366: META reader memory leak in the APP1JPEG input path (bsc#1271316).
    - CVE-2026-56372: heap buffer overflow read in magnify operation via unrecognized `magnify:method` value     (bsc#1271314).
    - CVE-2026-56373: possible use-after-free write in PDB decoder (bsc#1268640 bsc#1271315).
    - CVE-2026-56377: policy bypass can create or truncate files (bsc#1270006).
    - CVE-2026-61465: policy bypass possible with matrix-backed operations (bsc#1271313).
    - CVE-2026-61857: heap use-after-free via XMP profile could result in a crash (bsc#1271312).
    - CVE-2026-61858: policy bypass in APNG encoder and delegates due to a missing check (bsc#1271311).
    - CVE-2026-61861: use-after-free in `FormatMagickCaption` when memory allocation fails (bsc#1271294).
    - CVE-2026-61870: memory leak in VIFF encoder when allocation fails (bsc#1271293).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a use-after-free vulnerability that occurs when     freetype initialization fails: the method does not exit and continues to use memory that was already     freed. This can be triggered during image processing and may lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2026-61860)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
462954	Echo: imagemagick: security update to 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u11+e4	Tenable Cloud Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	medium
462954	Echo: imagemagick: security update to 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u11+e4	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Echo Local Security Checks	Local	medium
330314	SUSE SLES16: ImageMagick / ImageMagick-config-7-SUSE / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:22861-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
329514	openSUSE 16: ImageMagick / ImageMagick-config-7-SUSE / etc (openSUSE-SU-2026:21426-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
329503	SUSE SLES15: ImageMagick / ImageMagick-config-7-SUSE / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:3219-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	critical
329314	Debian dla-4696 : imagemagick - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	medium
329135	SUSE SLED15: ImageMagick / ImageMagick-config-7-SUSE / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:3194-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	medium
327276	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-61860	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium

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