SB2026020466 - SUSE update for ImageMagick 



SB2026020466 - SUSE update for ImageMagick

Published: February 4, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026020466
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 33% Medium 33% Low 33%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23874)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within infinite recursion in ProcessMSLScript. A local user can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


2) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23876)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the XBM image decoder. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23952)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in MSL parser within "comment" tag before image load. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.