GitHub Advisoryadvisory · NuGet

GHSA-g2pr-qxjg-7r2w ImageMagick has memory leak of watermark Image object in ReadSTEGANOImage on multiple error/early-return paths

MEDIUM Published 2026-02-24 Modified 2026-02-24 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-25796
Ecosystem
NuGet
Packages
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86, Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64, Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64, Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86, Magick.NET-Q16-arm64, Magick.NET-Q16-x64, Magick.NET-Q16-x86, Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64, Magick.NET-Q8-arm64, Magick.NET-Q8-x64, Magick.NET-Q8-x86
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses
CWE-401
Reviewed
2026-02-24

Affected packages

• NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-arm64: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-x64: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q16-x86: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q8-arm64: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q8-x64: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3 • NuGet Magick.NET-Q8-x86: < 14.10.3 → fixed in 14.10.3

Description

Summary In `ReadSTEGANOImage()` (`coders/stegano.c`), the `watermark` Image object is not freed on three early-return paths, resulting in a definite memory leak (~13.5KB+ per invocation) that can be exploited for denial of service. ``` Direct leak of 13512 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from: #0 0x7f5c11e27887 in __interceptor_malloc ../../../../src/libsanitizer/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:145 #1 0x55cdc38f65c4 in AcquireMagickMemory MagickCore/memory.c:536 #2 0x55cdc38f65eb in AcquireCriticalMemory MagickCore/memory.c:612 #3 0x55cdc3899e91 in AcquireImage MagickCore/image.c:154 ```

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-25796 ImageMagick is free and open-source software used for editing and manipulating digital images. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime weakness

References