Vulnerability · Published Oct 19, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-112259Gimp: gimp: null pointer dereference in swatchbooker (sbz) palette import
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in GIMP. Importing a crafted SBZ palette without a color-model attribute can cause a NULL pointer dereference during string comparison, resulting in denial of service of the GIMP application.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-112259 |
| Debian:13 | gimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-112259 |
| Debian:14 | gimp | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-112259 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | gimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-112259 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | gimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-112259 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-112259 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2555595 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT