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Vulnerability · Published Apr 15, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

CVE-2026-6384Gimp: gimp: arbitrary code execution or denial of service via buffer overflow in gif image processing

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity buffer overflow in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 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 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw was found in gimp. This buffer overflow vulnerability in the GIF image loading component's `ReadJeffsImage` function allows an attacker to write beyond an allocated buffer by processing a specially crafted GIF file. This can lead to a denial of service or potentially arbitrary code execution.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:14gimp3.2.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-6384
Ubuntu:25.10gimpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-6384

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
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-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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