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High ALSA-2026:38496 1 CVE

Important: gimp security update

Published Jul 13, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

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: gimp: Heap buffer overflow in read_channel_data() (CVE-2026-58379)

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 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.5
AlmaLinux · 9 gimp-libs 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.5

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-58379
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2495997
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-38496.html