Red Hat Security Advisory: gimp security update
Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities have been identified in GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, affecting its parsing of various image file formats including ICNS, PGM, XWD, and ICO. These vulnerabilities involve heap-based buffer overflow, uninitialized memory usage, and out-of-bounds writes. Red Hat has issued a security update for GIMP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address these issues. The update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants should apply the update to mitigate these risks.
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Technical Summary
This advisory covers five remote code execution vulnerabilities in GIMP related to improper handling of image file formats: CVE-2026-2047 (heap-based buffer overflow in ICNS parsing), CVE-2026-2044 (use of uninitialized memory in PGM parsing), CVE-2026-2045 (out-of-bounds write in XWD parsing), CVE-2026-0797 (ICO file parsing vulnerability), and CVE-2026-2048 (XWD file parsing vulnerability). These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code when a specially crafted image file is processed by GIMP. Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to fix these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution on systems running vulnerable versions of GIMP, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running GIMP. This poses a significant security risk, especially if GIMP is used in environments processing untrusted image files.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:4173 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: gimp security update
Description
Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities have been identified in GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, affecting its parsing of various image file formats including ICNS, PGM, XWD, and ICO. These vulnerabilities involve heap-based buffer overflow, uninitialized memory usage, and out-of-bounds writes. Red Hat has issued a security update for GIMP on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address these issues. The update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants should apply the update to mitigate these risks.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers five remote code execution vulnerabilities in GIMP related to improper handling of image file formats: CVE-2026-2047 (heap-based buffer overflow in ICNS parsing), CVE-2026-2044 (use of uninitialized memory in PGM parsing), CVE-2026-2045 (out-of-bounds write in XWD parsing), CVE-2026-0797 (ICO file parsing vulnerability), and CVE-2026-2048 (XWD file parsing vulnerability). These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code when a specially crafted image file is processed by GIMP. Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to fix these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to remote code execution on systems running vulnerable versions of GIMP, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running GIMP. This poses a significant security risk, especially if GIMP is used in environments processing untrusted image files.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:4173 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:4173
- Cve Count
- 5
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-2044","CVE-2026-2045","CVE-2026-2047","CVE-2026-2048"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a4049da27e9c7971982f530
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:26 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:21:22 UTC
Last updated: 07/16/2026, 07:47:28 UTC
Views: 8
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