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Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2025 · Assigned by redhat

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

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity use-after-free in gimp. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 16% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 83.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:8gimp2:2.8.22-26.module_el8.10.0+4017+5eb23531.2ALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:9gimp2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.2ALSA-2025:9162
AlmaLinux:8gimp-devel2:2.8.22-26.module_el8.10.0+4017+5eb23531.2ALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:8gimp-devel-tools2:2.8.22-26.module_el8.10.0+4017+5eb23531.2ALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:8gimp-libs2:2.8.22-26.module_el8.10.0+4017+5eb23531.2ALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:9gimp-libs2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.2ALSA-2025:9162
AlmaLinux:8pygobject22.28.7-5.module_el8.10.0+3952+571e801cALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:8pygobject2-codegen2.28.7-5.module_el8.10.0+3952+571e801cALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:8pygobject2-devel2.28.7-5.module_el8.10.0+3952+571e801cALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:8pygobject2-doc2.28.7-5.module_el8.10.0+3952+571e801cALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:8pygtk22.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900ALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:8pygtk2-codegen2.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900ALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:8pygtk2-devel2.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900ALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:8pygtk2-doc2.24.0-25.module_el8.9.0+3725+d1441900ALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:8python2-cairo1.16.3-7.module_el8.10.0+3952+571e801cALSA-2025:9165
AlmaLinux:8python2-cairo-devel1.16.3-7.module_el8.10.0+3952+571e801cALSA-2025:9165
Debian:12gimp2.10.34-1+deb12u3DSA-5939-1
Debian:12gimp2.10.34-1+deb12u3DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48798
Debian:13gimp3.0.0~RC1-4DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48798
Debian:14gimp3.0.0~RC1-4DEBIAN-CVE-2025-48798
Rocky Linux:8gimp2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+1998+a08ccc48.2RLSA-2025:9165
Rocky Linux:8gimp2:2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+1927+52edb5a0RLSA-2025:9165
Rocky Linux:9gimp2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.2RLSA-2025:9162
Rocky Linux:8pygobject20:2.28.7-5.module+el8.10.0+1927+52edb5a0RLSA-2025:9165
Rocky Linux:8pygtk20:2.24.0-25.module+el8.9.0+1723+9bc93544RLSA-2025:9165
Rocky Linux:8python2-pycairo0:1.16.3-7.module+el8.10.0+1927+52edb5a0RLSA-2025:9165

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
gimp 0 – before 3.0.0
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support see references
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 see references

Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References