Image Magick has a Memory Leak in coders/ashlar.c
Memory leak exists in coders/ashlar.c. The WriteASHLARImage allocates a structure. However, when an exception is thrown, the allocated memory is not properly released, resulting in a potential memory leak.
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==78968== Memcheck, a memory error detector
==78968== Copyright (C) 2002-2022, and GNU GPL'd, by Julian Seward et al.
==78968== Using Valgrind-3.22.0 and LibVEX; rerun with -h for copyright info
==78968==
==78968== HEAP SUMMARY:
==78968== in use at exit: 17,232 bytes in 4 blocks
==78968== total heap usage: 4,781 allocs, 4,777 frees, 785,472 bytes allocated
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-arm64 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-arm64 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-arm64 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-OpenMP-x64 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x64 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-x86 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-arm64 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x64 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-OpenMP-x86 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q16-x86 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q8-AnyCPU | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q8-arm64 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-arm64 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q8-OpenMP-x64 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q8-x64 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
| .NET (NuGet) | Magick.NET-Q8-x86 | < 14.10.3 | 14.10.3 |
References
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/security/advisories/GHSA-xgm3-v4r9-wfgm
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25969
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/commit/a253d1b124ebdcc2832daac6f9a35c362635b40e
- https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick
- https://github.com/dlemstra/Magick.NET/releases/tag/14.10.3
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-401- Platform
- .NET (NuGet)
- Package
Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU, Magick.NET-Q16-arm64, Magick.NET-Q16-HDRI-AnyCPU- Disclosed
- 24.02.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 11:23
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-xgm3-v4r9-wfgm - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: Magick.NET-Q16-AnyCPU
All published vulnerabilities of this package (.NET (NuGet)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 165
- First → latest
- 09.2023 09.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 1
Severity breakdown
- High 27
- Medium 99
- Low 39
Disclosures per year
- 2023: 1
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 15
- 2026: 149
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