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High ALSA-2025:3617 4 CVEs

Important: gimp security update

Published Apr 7, 2025 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Ecosystem: AlmaLinux

Summary

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: dds buffer overflow RCE (CVE-2023-44441)
* gimp: PSD buffer overflow RCE (CVE-2023-44442)
* gimp: psp integer overflow RCE (CVE-2023-44443)
* gimp: psp off-by-one RCE (CVE-2023-44444)

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.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 gimp 2:2.99.8-4.el9_5
AlmaLinux · 9 gimp-libs 2:2.99.8-4.el9_5

Vulnerabilities 4

  • High 7.8
    CVE-2023-44441 EPSS 27%

    GIMP DDS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    GIMP DDS File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that th…

    GIMP GIMP gimp gimp Debian Ubuntu Alpine
  • High 7.8
    CVE-2023-44442 EPSS 61%

    GIMP PSD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    GIMP PSD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that th…

    GIMP GIMP gimp gimp Debian Ubuntu Alpine
  • High 7.8
    CVE-2023-44443 EPSS 94%

    GIMP PSP File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    GIMP PSP File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target m…

    GIMP GIMP gimp gimp Debian Ubuntu Alpine
  • High 7.8
    CVE-2023-44444 EPSS 56%

    GIMP PSP File Parsing Off-By-One Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    GIMP PSP File Parsing Off-By-One Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must vi…

    GIMP GIMP gimp gimp Debian Ubuntu Alpine

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-44441
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-44442
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-44443
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-44444
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2249938
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2249942
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2249944
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2249946
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2025-3617.html