CVE-2026-40311
Publication date 13 April 2026
Last updated 24 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions below 7.1.2-19 and 6.9.13-44 contain a heap use-after-free vulnerability that can cause a crash when reading and printing values from an invalid XMP profile. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-44 and 7.1.2-19.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| imagemagick | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Fixed 8:7.1.2.18+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 8:6.9.12.98+dfsg1-5.2ubuntu0.1~esm14
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.3ubuntu0.22.04.5+esm15
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11.11+esm15
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 8:6.9.7.4+dfsg-16ubuntu6.15+esm17
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
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CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
5.5 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8810-1
- ImageMagick vulnerabilities
- 24 September 2026
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40311
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-r83h-crwp-3vm7
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5facfecf1abb3fed46a08f614dcc43d1e548e20d (7.1.2-19)
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick6/commit/ccf3cffe819616b39374594a7b5389fc2d49260d (6.9.13-44)
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/5facfecf1abb3fed46a08f614dcc43d1e548e20d
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/releases/tag/7.1.2-19
- https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.12.0