Red Hat Security Advisory: gimp security update
Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities have been identified in GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) related to parsing of PGM, XWD, and ICO image file formats. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely by exploiting uninitialized memory, out-of-bounds writes, and other parsing errors. Red Hat has issued a security advisory for GIMP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2, providing updated packages to address these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The GIMP image editing program contains multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities due to improper handling of certain image file formats. Specifically, CVE-2026-2044 involves uninitialized memory usage in PGM file parsing, CVE-2026-2045 and CVE-2026-2048 involve out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in XWD file parsing, and CVE-2026-0797 involves a remote code execution vulnerability in ICO file parsing. Red Hat Product Security has released an important security update for GIMP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 to fix these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems via specially crafted image files. This could lead to full system compromise under the privileges of the user running GIMP. The advisory rates the security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the provided security update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:5389. For update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: gimp security update
Description
Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities have been identified in GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) related to parsing of PGM, XWD, and ICO image file formats. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely by exploiting uninitialized memory, out-of-bounds writes, and other parsing errors. Red Hat has issued a security advisory for GIMP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2, providing updated packages to address these issues.
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Technical Analysis
The GIMP image editing program contains multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities due to improper handling of certain image file formats. Specifically, CVE-2026-2044 involves uninitialized memory usage in PGM file parsing, CVE-2026-2045 and CVE-2026-2048 involve out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities in XWD file parsing, and CVE-2026-0797 involves a remote code execution vulnerability in ICO file parsing. Red Hat Product Security has released an important security update for GIMP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 to fix these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems via specially crafted image files. This could lead to full system compromise under the privileges of the user running GIMP. The advisory rates the security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the provided security update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:5389. For update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:5389
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-2044","CVE-2026-2045","CVE-2026-2048"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a4049d927e9c7971982ee95
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:25 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:20:17 UTC
Last updated: 07/16/2026, 03:28:11 UTC
Views: 10
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