GIMP XPM File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of XPM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-28901.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimpUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade pygtk2-devel | May 14, 2026 | May 12, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-devel | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade gimp | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade gimpUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygobject2-doc | May 21, 2026 | Apr 11, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2No solution existsUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade pygtk2-docUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade gimp | May 13, 2026 | Apr 11, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade python2-cairo-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-codegenUpgrade python2-pycairo-debugsourceUpgrade python2-cairo-develUpgrade pygobject2-develUpgrade gimp-debugsourceUpgrade pygobject2Upgrade gimp-devel-toolsUpgrade pygobject2-docUpgrade python2-cairoUpgrade gimp-libsUpgrade gimp-devel-tools-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2Upgrade gimp-develUpgrade pygtk2-debugsourceUpgrade gimp-debuginfoUpgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade pygobject2-codegenUpgrade pygobject2-debugsourceUpgrade pygtk2-debuginfoUpgrade pygtk2-develUpgrade pygobject2-debuginfo | May 18, 2026 | May 14, 2026 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libgimpui-2_0-0Upgrade gimpUpgrade gimp-plugin-python3Upgrade libgimp-2_0-0Upgrade gimp-langUpgrade gimp-plugin-aaUpgrade gimp-extension-goat-excercisesUpgrade gimp-valaUpgrade libgimpui-3_0-0Upgrade libgimpui-2_0-0-32bitUpgrade libgimp-2_0-0-32bitUpgrade gimp-develUpgrade libgimp-3_0-0 | Mar 30, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
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