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CVE-2026-96545: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.4 Medium.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.4Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.14.4
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10gimpAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6gimpAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7gimpAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8gimp:2.8/gimpAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9gimpAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat's advisory states that no application-level mitigation exists that preserves processing of untrusted TIM files. The recommended mitigation is to avoid opening TIM image files from untrusted or unverified sources. Users should exercise caution and only open TIM files from trusted origins. Monitor Red Hat's advisory page for any future patches or updates addressing this vulnerability.

Description

CVE-2026-96545 is an out-of-bounds heap read vulnerability in GIMP's TIM image loader on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. It occurs when opening a crafted 4bpp TIM image that triggers promotion to an RGBA layer, causing the file-tim plug-in to allocate an undersized buffer but process it with a larger row size. This can lead to adjacent heap memory being copied into the decoded image and may crash the plug-in. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.4. No application-level mitigation exists other than avoiding opening untrusted TIM files.

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