CVE-2026-112258
Public on 2026-10-19
Modified on 2026-10-21
Description
A flaw was found in GIMP. The XCF loader can leave a dangling pointer in the linked-channels list when a linked channel is later destroyed via a selection property. Opening a crafted XCF file can cause a use-after-free in the main GIMP process, leading to a crash and potentially arbitrary code execution.
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | cairo | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | cairo | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | cairo | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Gimp Extra | gimp | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Gimp Extra | gimp-data-extras | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Gimp Extra | gimp-help | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | gtk-doc | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | gtk-doc | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | gtk-doc | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | gtk2 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | gtk3 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | gtk3 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | gtk3 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | gtk4 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | gtk4 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | pygobject2 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | pygobject3 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | pygobject3 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | pygobject3 | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | pygtk2 | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |