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ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in MSL Decoder

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the MSL decoder that fails to release allocated memory when processing a crafted MSL image. Attackers can supply crafted MSL files for processing to repeatedly leak memory, causing resource exhaustion and denial of service.

Products
ImageMagick
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-116146
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
30 Oct 2026, 19:51 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 Memory Leak in MSL Decoder

core-cve · Original source

Published 25 Oct 2026, 13:19 UTC

ImageMagick before 6.9.13-58 and 7.x before 7.1.2-33 contains a memory leak in the MSL decoder that fails to release allocated memory when processing a crafted MSL image. Attackers can supply crafted MSL files for processing to repeatedly leak memory, causing resource exhaustion and denial of service.

cve:CVE-2026-116146

ImageMagick

Fixed versions: Not specified

ImageMagick

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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