Red Hat Security Advisory: gimp security update
The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image composition and editing program. GIMP provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel operations and layers, effects, sub-pixel imaging and anti-aliasing, and conversions, all with multi-level undo. Security Fix(es): * gimp: GIMP: Remote Code Execution via PNM file parsing integer overflow (CVE-2025-14422) * gimp: GIMP: Remote Code Execution via JP2 file parsing heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2025-14425) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) contained two security flaws that could allow remote code execution. The first is an integer overflow vulnerability in the parsing of PNM image files (CVE-2025-14422), and the second is a heap-based buffer overflow in JP2 image file parsing (CVE-2025-14425). Both vulnerabilities could be exploited by specially crafted image files to execute arbitrary code. Red Hat Product Security rated the update as Important and released patched versions of GIMP for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related distributions. The advisory references fixes in gimp-2.99.8-4.el9_6.4 packages across multiple architectures.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely by convincing a user to open a maliciously crafted PNM or JP2 image file in GIMP. This could lead to full compromise of the affected system under the privileges of the user running GIMP. The vulnerabilities are rated as high severity by the source data, indicating significant risk if unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages (version 2.99.8-4.el9_6.4) that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related variants should apply the security update promptly. Refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:1511 and the linked article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated in the advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: gimp security update
Description
The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image composition and editing program. GIMP provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel operations and layers, effects, sub-pixel imaging and anti-aliasing, and conversions, all with multi-level undo. Security Fix(es): * gimp: GIMP: Remote Code Execution via PNM file parsing integer overflow (CVE-2025-14422) * gimp: GIMP: Remote Code Execution via JP2 file parsing heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2025-14425) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) contained two security flaws that could allow remote code execution. The first is an integer overflow vulnerability in the parsing of PNM image files (CVE-2025-14422), and the second is a heap-based buffer overflow in JP2 image file parsing (CVE-2025-14425). Both vulnerabilities could be exploited by specially crafted image files to execute arbitrary code. Red Hat Product Security rated the update as Important and released patched versions of GIMP for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related distributions. The advisory references fixes in gimp-2.99.8-4.el9_6.4 packages across multiple architectures.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely by convincing a user to open a maliciously crafted PNM or JP2 image file in GIMP. This could lead to full compromise of the affected system under the privileges of the user running GIMP. The vulnerabilities are rated as high severity by the source data, indicating significant risk if unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated GIMP packages (version 2.99.8-4.el9_6.4) that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support and related variants should apply the security update promptly. Refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:1511 and the linked article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No other mitigation or workaround is indicated in the 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-2026:1590
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1c74853345fc18209f1
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:47 UTC
Last enriched: 07/12/2026, 10:16:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 11
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