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 PGM, XWD, and ICO image file formats. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely by exploiting uninitialized memory usage, out-of-bounds writes, and parsing flaws. Red Hat has issued a security update for GIMP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support to address these issues.
AI Analysis
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 flaws stem from improper memory handling and boundary checks during image file parsing, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerabilities affect GIMP packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support. Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by crafting malicious image files in PGM, XWD, or ICO formats. This could lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges of the GIMP process. The vulnerabilities are rated with high security impact by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:5388 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
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 PGM, XWD, and ICO image file formats. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely by exploiting uninitialized memory usage, out-of-bounds writes, and parsing flaws. Red Hat has issued a security update for GIMP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support to address these issues.
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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 flaws stem from improper memory handling and boundary checks during image file parsing, potentially allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerabilities affect GIMP packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support. Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by crafting malicious image files in PGM, XWD, or ICO formats. This could lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges of the GIMP process. The vulnerabilities are rated with high security impact by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:5388 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigations are specified 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-2026:5388
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-2044","CVE-2026-2045","CVE-2026-2048"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a4049d927e9c7971982ee9e
Added to database: 06/27/2026, 22:08:25 UTC
Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 22:20:23 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 07:47:29 UTC
Views: 10
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