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 files. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updates to address these issues in GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 variants. The vulnerabilities are rated as having an important security impact.
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Technical Summary
This advisory covers four remote code execution vulnerabilities in GIMP: CVE-2026-2044 (uninitialized memory in PGM file parsing), CVE-2026-2045 (out-of-bounds write in XWD file parsing), CVE-2026-0797 (ICO file parsing vulnerability), and CVE-2026-2048 (XWD file parsing vulnerability). These issues arise from improper handling of image file formats, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 to remediate these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by supplying specially crafted image files to GIMP. This could lead to full compromise of the system running the vulnerable GIMP version.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages (version 2.99.8-3.el9_0.5) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 on multiple architectures (ppc64le, x86_64, aarch64, s390x) that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2026:5390) to remediate the issues. Patch status is confirmed as an official fix available from Red Hat.
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 files. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updates to address these issues in GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 variants. The vulnerabilities are rated as having an important security impact.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers four remote code execution vulnerabilities in GIMP: CVE-2026-2044 (uninitialized memory in PGM file parsing), CVE-2026-2045 (out-of-bounds write in XWD file parsing), CVE-2026-0797 (ICO file parsing vulnerability), and CVE-2026-2048 (XWD file parsing vulnerability). These issues arise from improper handling of image file formats, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 to remediate these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by supplying specially crafted image files to GIMP. This could lead to full compromise of the system running the vulnerable GIMP version.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages (version 2.99.8-3.el9_0.5) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 on multiple architectures (ppc64le, x86_64, aarch64, s390x) that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2026:5390) to remediate the issues. Patch status is confirmed as an official fix available from Red Hat.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:5390
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-2044","CVE-2026-2045","CVE-2026-2048"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a4049d927e9c7971982ee8c
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:25 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:20:13 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 19:47:30 UTC
Views: 7
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