Debian dsa-6111 : imagemagick - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 296648

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6111 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6111-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff January 26, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : imagemagick CVE ID : CVE-2026-23874 CVE-2026-23876 CVE-2026-23952 CVE-2026-22770

This update fixes multiple vulnerabilities in Imagemagick, which could result in denial of service via MSL scripts or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed XBM images are processed.

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6+deb12u6.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 8:7.1.1.43+dfsg1-1+deb13u5.

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 Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

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.

Solution

Upgrade the imagemagick packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 296648

File Name: debian_DSA-6111.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/26/2026

Updated: 1/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23876

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagick%2b%2b-7-headers, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickwand-7.q16-10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-7.q16hdri-10-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-7.q16hdri-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libimage-magick-q16-perl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-6-arch-config, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick-6-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagick%2b%2b-6-headers, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-6-headers, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagick%2b%2b-7.q16-5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagick%2b%2b-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickwand-7-headers, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickwand-6.q16hdri-6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick-7-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick-7.q16, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagick%2b%2b-6.q16hdri-8, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-7.q16hdri-10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-7-arch-config, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickwand-7.q16-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickwand-7.q16hdri-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickwand-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickwand-6.q16-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libimage-magick-q16hdri-perl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagick%2b%2b-6.q16hdri-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickwand-6-headers, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickwand-7.q16hdri-10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-6.q16-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-7.q16-10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick-6.q16, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-6.q16-6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagick%2b%2b-7.q16hdri-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-7-headers, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libimage-magick-perl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-7.q16-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagick%2b%2b-6.q16-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagick%2b%2b-7.q16hdri-5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick-6-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-7.q16-10-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick-6.q16hdri, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickcore-6.q16hdri-6, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick-7-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagick%2b%2b-6.q16-8, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:perlmagick, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagickwand-6.q16-6, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:imagemagick-7.q16hdri, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmagick%2b%2b-7.q16-dev

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-22770, CVE-2026-23874, CVE-2026-23876, CVE-2026-23952

IAVB: 2026-B-0004

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