Description
A flaw was found in the file-pix (ESM) plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted PIX image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without proper bounds checking, causing an unbounded stack allocation followed by a 21-byte stack over-read. This can result in a denial of service due to stack exhaustion and a limited information disclosure of stack memory contents into an intermediate file.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNOME | GIMP | 3.0.0 | — |
| 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 | 3.2.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gimp | 3.0.4-3+deb13u11 | — |
| 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 | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | gimp | 3.2.6-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11771-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | gimp | 3.0.8-bp160.9.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21869-1 |
Advisories 3
- WID-SEC-2026-2986 GIMP: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21869-1 Security update for gimp SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 17, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11771-1 gimp-3.2.6-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 15, 2026