Description
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in GIMP’s PCX export plug-in. For images with extremely large width and height, buffer allocation uses overflowing 32-bit width * height arithmetic while subsequent GEGL operations use the full extent, after integer overflow in size calculation
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | gimp | 3.2.8-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gimp | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | gimp | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | gimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | gimp | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | gimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | gimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | gimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | gimp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | gimp | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-3800 GIMP Plug-in: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 7, 2026
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-106065 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2547456 issue-tracking