Red Hat Security Advisory: gegl04 security update
Affects Red Hat gegl04Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 23:47 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 19 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released fixed packages (gegl04-0.4.34-2.el9_2.1) for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 variants. Users should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's official article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated in the advisory.
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the HDR file parsing component of GIMP, part of the GEGL image processing framework. This flaw allows for arbitrary code execution. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-2050 and affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Extended Life Cycle variants. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updates to address this vulnerability.