Red Hat Security Advisory: gegl security update
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the HDR file parsing component of GIMP via the GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) framework. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-2050) could allow arbitrary code execution. Red Hat has issued a security advisory for this issue affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its Extended Life Cycle versions. A security update is available to address this vulnerability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-2050 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the HDR file parsing component of GIMP, which uses the GEGL image processing framework. This vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution. Red Hat Product Security has released an important security advisory (RHSA-2026:38485) providing updated GEGL packages to fix this issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 across various supported architectures and extended life cycle releases. The advisory references the fix and provides package details for remediation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system via a specially crafted HDR image file processed by GIMP. This could lead to system compromise or unauthorized actions under the privileges of the user running GIMP.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for GEGL in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the available update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:38485 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: gegl security update
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the HDR file parsing component of GIMP via the GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) framework. This vulnerability (CVE-2026-2050) could allow arbitrary code execution. Red Hat has issued a security advisory for this issue affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its Extended Life Cycle versions. A security update is available to address this vulnerability.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-2050 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the HDR file parsing component of GIMP, which uses the GEGL image processing framework. This vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution. Red Hat Product Security has released an important security advisory (RHSA-2026:38485) providing updated GEGL packages to fix this issue in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 across various supported architectures and extended life cycle releases. The advisory references the fix and provides package details for remediation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system via a specially crafted HDR image file processed by GIMP. This could lead to system compromise or unauthorized actions under the privileges of the user running GIMP.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for GEGL in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the available update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:38485 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:38485
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a54adf568715ace438f7151
Added to database: 07/13/2026, 09:20:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 09:51:08 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 03:36:30 UTC
Views: 7
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