CVE-2026-106062
Gimp: gimp: heap buffer overflow in dds loader on crafted directdraw surface file
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in GIMP’s DirectDraw Surface (DDS) loader. When loading a crafted DDS image, buffer sizes derived from width, height, and pitch can be computed using 32-bit arithmetic that overflows. The allocated buffer is too small for the amount of pixel data written through GEGL, following integer overflow in size calculations. This may allow heap corruption and, in the worst case, arbitrary code execution in the context of the GIMP process.
Fixes and workarounds
Workaround
To mitigate this do not open DDS files from untrusted sources. Exploitation may be harder on hardened systems (Full RELRO/PIE, ASLR, FORTIFY_SOURCE, heap allocator protections) but the vulnerability remains.
Source: CNA: redhatAffected products and versions
| Product | Versions | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Red Hat gimp
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
≥ 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.15; < * (unaffected, rpm)
Other versions: affected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Red Hat gimp
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat gimp
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: unknown |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat gimp
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: redhat |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat gimp:2.8/gimp
https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/ |
Range not reported
Other versions: unaffected |
CNA: redhat |
Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.
CVSS assessments
| Version / score | Vector | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 / 7.8 high |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CNA: redhat |
Exploit evidence
No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:93975CNA: redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-106062CNA: redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546654CNA: redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
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