CVE-2026-112258

Public on 2026-10-19
Modified on 2026-10-21
Description
A flaw was found in GIMP. The XCF loader can leave a dangling pointer in the linked-channels list when a linked channel is later destroyed via a selection property. Opening a crafted XCF file can cause a use-after-free in the main GIMP process, leading to a crash and potentially arbitrary code execution.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core cairo Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 cairo Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview cairo Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Gimp Extra gimp Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Gimp Extra gimp-data-extras Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Gimp Extra gimp-help Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gtk-doc Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 gtk-doc Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview gtk-doc Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gtk2 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core gtk3 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 gtk3 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview gtk3 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 gtk4 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview gtk4 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core pygobject2 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core pygobject3 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 pygobject3 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview pygobject3 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core pygtk2 Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H