CVE-2026-61863
ImageMagick: ImageMagick: Memory leak in TIFF encoder
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 15, 2026
Updated · July 17, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in ImageMagick. When processing a Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) image, a small memory leak can occur if the TIFF encoder is unable to create a temporary file. This can lead to a gradual consumption of system memory, potentially impacting the availability of the application.
Statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ships ImageMagick in RHEL 6 ELS and RHEL 7 ELS. This flaw has been rated as having a Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates of those products. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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
Do not process untrusted image files with ImageMagick. If processing of untrusted input is required, configure ImageMagick's policy.xml to set memory and map resource limits to contain the impact of potential memory leaks. Upgrade to ImageMagick 7.1.2-26 or 6.9.13-51 mitigates the issue.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 2.9CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime