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Debian: CVE-2025-48798: gimp -- security update

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 28, 2025
Added
May 28, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

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.

Solution

debian-upgrade-gimp
Title
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