Low [CVE-2026-61464] ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 Heap Buffer Over-Write via X11
This low-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-61464 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat package: imagemagick.
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Summary
ImageMagick before 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51 contains a heap-based buffer over-write vulnerability that occurs when running an X11 import with a crafted window title, which can result in heap memory corruption and denial of service. 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:.
Red Hat severity: Low. Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: imagemagick.
- < 7.1.2-26
- < 6.9.13-51
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Fixed versions
No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.
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Mitigation checklist
- Do not use ImageMagick's X11 import command with untrusted window titles. The X11 import functionality requires a running X11 display and is not typically used in server-side image processing pipelines. Upgrade to ImageMagick 7.1.2-26 or 6.9.13-51 mitigates the issue.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 8 days ago·verify at source
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