# CVE-2025-48798: Gimp: multiple use after free in xcf parser

Status: published. Published: 2025-05-27. Updated: 2026-11-04.

A flaw was found in GIMP when processing XCF image files. If a user opens one of these image files that has been specially crafted by an attacker, GIMP can be tricked into making serious memory errors, potentially leading to crashes and causing use-after-free issues.

## Remediation

- workaround: No mitigation is currently available that meets Red Hat Product Security’s standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability. (source: CNA: redhat)

## Affected products and versions

-  /  (gimp): ≥ 0; < 3.0.0 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support (gimp): ≥ 2:2.8.22-1.el7_9.2; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (gimp:2.8): ≥ 8100020250614205641.4c9c024f; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support (gimp:2.8): ≥ 8020020250618101631.c3a0935b; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support (gimp:2.8): ≥ 8040020250618100956.70584597; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support (gimp:2.8): ≥ 8060020250618100419.6af1eaf0; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service (gimp:2.8): ≥ 8060020250618100419.6af1eaf0; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions (gimp:2.8): ≥ 8060020250618100419.6af1eaf0; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service (gimp:2.8): ≥ 8080020250623120629.0621e4ee; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions (gimp:2.8): ≥ 8080020250623120629.0621e4ee; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (gimp): ≥ 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.2; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions (gimp): ≥ 2:2.99.8-3.el9_0.1; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions (gimp): ≥ 2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.1; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support (gimp): ≥ 2:2.99.8-4.el9_4.1; < * (unaffected, rpm). Source: CNA: redhat
- Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (gimp): Version range not reported. Source: CNA: redhat

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 7.3 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: redhat

- CVSS 3.1: 7.3 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: secalert@redhat.com

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.25% as of 2026-11-04; percentile 16.13%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-416

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9162 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9165 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9308 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9309 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9310 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9314 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9315 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9316 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9501 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9569 (CNA: redhat; vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48798 (CNA: redhat; vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368557 (CNA: redhat; issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT)

- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/11822 (CNA: redhat)

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00022.html (ADP: CVE)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9162 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9165 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9308 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9309 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9310 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9314 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9315 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9316 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9501 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9569 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48798 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368557 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/11822 (secalert@redhat.com)

- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00022.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

## Provenance

- CNA: redhat: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-48798; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated 2026-11-04

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48798; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-04

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2025-48798; retrieved 2026-11-04; source updated Not reported

Revision: 7572b9ae00a8d9de0f9750d5174522733e8e55eddb115ebbf696b08d6af4bf62

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