CVE-2026-25796

A flaw was found in ImageMagick, an open-source software for image manipulation. This vulnerability is a memory leak that occurs when processing certain image objects. An attacker can exploit this flaw to repeatedly trigger the memory leak, which can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) by consuming excessive system memory and making the application unavailable.

This MODERATE impact vulnerability in ImageMagick involves a memory leak when processing certain image files due to unfreed objects in the ReadSTEGANOImage() function. This flaw can lead to a denial of service by exhausting system memory. Red Hat Enterprise Linux and community projects utilizing ImageMagick are affected.

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.

To mitigate this issue, avoid processing untrusted or maliciously crafted image files with ImageMagick. If ImageMagick is used in a server-side application or service that handles external input, consider implementing resource limits for the ImageMagick process to prevent excessive memory consumption, or run the process within a sandboxed environment to contain potential denial of service attacks.