CVE-2026-116157

Public on 2026-10-25

Modified on 2026-10-28

Description

A flaw was found in ImageMagick. The PerlMagick component fails to properly release memory allocated when reading image properties. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly triggering property read operations to exhaust system memory, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

4.0

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	ImageMagick	Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023	ImageMagick	Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview	ImageMagick	Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	perl	Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023	perl	Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview	perl	Not Affected

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	4.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-116157 Mitre: CVE-2026-116157