CVE-2026-90949: Out-of-bounds Write in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
A flaw was found in GIMP's PSP (Paint Shop Pro) file loader. When processing a compressed selection channel, a heap-based buffer overflow can occur due to a mismatch between the allocated buffer size and the amount of data decompressed. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious PSP file. Opening this file in GIMP could lead to a crash or arbitrary code execution.
CVE-2026-90949: Out-of-bounds Write in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Description
A flaw was found in GIMP's PSP (Paint Shop Pro) file loader. When processing a compressed selection channel, a heap-based buffer overflow can occur due to a mismatch between the allocated buffer size and the amount of data decompressed. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious PSP file. Opening this file in GIMP could lead to a crash or arbitrary code execution.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- redhat
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-14T11:41:23.277Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-90949","vendor":"Red Hat"}]
Threat ID: 6aa7f77155bf5e2cf5208fbf
Added to database: 09/14/2026, 13:32:33 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 13:32:33 UTC
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