Bug 2458051 (CVE-2026-40311)

Summary: CVE-2026-40311 ImageMagick: Magick.NET: ImageMagick: Denial of Service via heap use-after-free in XMP profile processing
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A flaw was found in ImageMagick. This heap use-after-free vulnerability can be triggered when processing an invalid XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) profile. An attacker could craft a malicious image file that, when read and processed by ImageMagick, may lead to a crash, resulting in a denial of service.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-13 22:02:08 UTC
ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. Versions below 7.1.2-19 and 6.9.13-44 contain a heap use-after-free vulnerability that can cause a crash when reading and printing values from an invalid XMP profile. This issue has been fixed in versions 6.9.13-44 and 7.1.2-19.