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High ALSA-2026:38485 1 CVE

Important: gegl security update

Published Jul 13, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Ecosystem: AlmaLinux

Summary

GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) is a graph-based image processing framework.

Security Fix(es):

* gimp: GIMP: Arbitrary code execution via heap-based buffer overflow in HDR file parsing (CVE-2026-2050)

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 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 gegl 0.2.0-40.el8_10

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.8
    CVE-2026-2050

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

    GIMP HDR 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 gegl gegl Debian Ubuntu

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2050
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2492593
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-38485.html