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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS / 26.04 LTS : ImageMagick vulnerabilities (USN-8810-1)

🗓️ 24 Sep 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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ImageMagick on Ubuntu 20.04/26.04 allows remote DoS or code execution via memory issues.

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    LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-33535)

    Kamil Frankowicz discovered that ImageMagick did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An
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    It was discovered that ImageMagick did not correctly handle certain integer arithmetic. An attacker could
    possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-34238)

    Jake Lamberson discovered that ImageMagick did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker
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    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.04
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    Junmin Zhu discovered that ImageMagick did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker
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    It was discovered that ImageMagick did not correctly handle opening certain MSL files. If a user or
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    It was discovered that ImageMagick did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could
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if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('20.04' >< os_release || '26.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 20.04 / 26.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);

var pkgs = [
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foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
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  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
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if (flag)
{
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  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
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    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : extra
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  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
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24 Sep 2026 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 3.16.2 - 7.1
CVSS 44.8
EPSS0.00189
SSVC
2