RHSA-2026:50817 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: gimp security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · August 6, 2026
Updated · November 2, 2026
Topic
An update for gimp is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an image composition and editing program. GIMP provides a large image manipulation toolbox, including channel operations and layers, effects, sub-pixel imaging and anti-aliasing, and conversions, all with multi-level undo.
Security Fix(es):
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gimp: GIMP APNG loader heap-buffer-overflow when fcTL width exceeds IHDR width (file-png.c) (CVE-2026-42169)
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gimp: integer overflow in file-fits plugin causes a heap-based buffer overflow on crafted FITS images (CVE-2026-66758)
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gimp: out-of-bounds read in file-icns plugin causes information disclosure or crash on crafted ICNS images (CVE-2026-66759)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.