Description
A flaw was found in GIMP. Opening a crafted XCF that selects a path and then fails to load that path can cause a use-after-free in the main process, leading to a crash and potentially arbitrary code execution.
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Remediation
Vendor Workaround
Avoid opening untrusted XCF files in GIMP. If GIMP is unused, remove the gimp package.
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History
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in GIMP. Opening a crafted XCF that selects a path and then fails to load that path can cause a use-after-free in the main process, leading to a crash and potentially arbitrary code execution. | |
| Title | Gimp: gimp: use-after-free in xcf loader via prop_selected_path | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-19T21:37:25.644Z
Reserved: 2026-10-19T13:15:03.694Z
Link: CVE-2026-112261
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Weaknesses
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CWE-416
Use After Free