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CVE-2026-106575

ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via unclosed file pointers in Magick scripts

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · October 8, 2026

Updated · October 8, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in ImageMagick. An attacker could provide a specially crafted Magick script that fails to release opened file pointers during execution. Repeated processing of such scripts can exhaust available file descriptors (system resources used to manage open files), resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Statement

Red Hat rates this as Moderate because the impact is limited to partial availability degradation without affecting confidentiality or integrity.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime