ImageMagick Memory Leak Vulnerability in Hough Lines Operation

A memory leak vulnerability has been identified in ImageMagick versions prior to 7.1.2-26 and 6.9.13-51. The issue arises in the hough lines operation, where a specific operation failure leads to a small but notable memory leak.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability causes a low-severity memory leak, where the application fails to release allocated memory after it is no longer needed, potentially leading to increased memory usage over time.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to ImageMagick versions 7.1.2-26 or 6.9.13-51 to address this vulnerability.