CVE-2026-108093: NULL Pointer Dereference in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Description
A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability exists in the GIMP XCF loader on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The flaw occurs because the loader processes image-simulation-intent and image-simulation-bpc parasites without verifying the presence of parasite data before dereferencing it. Opening a specially crafted XCF file with a zero-size simulation parasite can cause the GIMP application to crash.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-108093 describes a vulnerability in the GIMP image editor included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The vulnerability arises from the XCF loader's failure to check for the presence of parasite data before dereferencing it when processing image-simulation-intent and image-simulation-bpc parasites. This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference and cause the application to crash when opening a maliciously crafted XCF file containing a zero-size simulation parasite.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial of service by crashing the GIMP application. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity as per the CVSS vector. The attack requires local access with user interaction and low attack complexity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Red Hat vendor advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-108093 for current remediation guidance.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-09T13:14:50.850Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-108093","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6ac91e872cdf04f6566f8c65
Added to database: 10/09/2026, 17:04:07 UTC
Last enriched: 10/09/2026, 17:18:26 UTC
Last updated: 10/09/2026, 17:19:10 UTC
Views: 6
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