Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-79902Gimp: stack vla size underflow denial of service in seattle
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity integer overflow in GIMP from GNOME. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in the Seattle FilmWorks plugin in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted SFW image file, the plugin allocates a Variable-Length Array (VLA) on the stack without integer overflow checks, causing an unbounded stack allocation. This issue leads to an application crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | gimp | 3.2.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79902 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | gimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79902 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | gimp | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-79902 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GNOME | GIMP | 3.1.4 – before * |
| 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-190 · 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-2026-79902 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2523512 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16582