ImageMagick up to 7.1.2-32 Compare memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ImageMagick. This impacts an unknown function of the component Compare. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-116158. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ImageMagick. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Compare. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageMagick before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the magick compare command caused by missing cleanup when an operation fails. Attackers can supply inputs that trigger repeated failed compare operations to exhaust memory and cause denial of service.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-116158 since 10/25/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 7.1.2-33 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

• Image Processing Software

Name

• ImageMagick

Version

• 1.1.7
• 5.2
• 5.3
• 5.3.3
• 5.3.8
• 5.4
• 5.4.3
• 5.4.4
• 5.4.4.5
• 5.4.7
• 5.4.8
• 5.4.8.2.1.1.0
• 5.5
• 5.5.3.2.1.2.0
• 5.5.4
• 5.5.6
• 5.5.6.0 2003-04-09
• 5.5.7
• 5.5.7.31
• 6
• 6.0
• 6.0.0.7
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.1.4
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.2.5
• 6.0.2.7
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• 6.2.4
• 6.2.4.2-r1
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• 7.0.5-6 Q16
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• 7.0.8-67
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• 7.0.9-0
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• 7.0.10
• 7.0.10-0
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• 7.0.10-31
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License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.imagemagick.org/

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