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CVE-2025-48798: Gimp: multiple use after free in xcf parser
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-05-27 · updated 2026-06-30
- Weakness: CWE-416
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.
Affected products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support: all versions — fixed in 2:2.8.22-1.el7_9.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: all versions — fixed in 8100020250614205641.4c9c024f
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support: all versions — fixed in 8020020250618101631.c3a0935b
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: all versions — fixed in 8040020250618100956.70584597
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: all versions — fixed in 8060020250618100419.6af1eaf0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service: all versions — fixed in 8060020250618100419.6af1eaf0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions: all versions — fixed in 8060020250618100419.6af1eaf0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service: all versions — fixed in 8080020250623120629.0621e4ee
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions: all versions — fixed in 8080020250623120629.0621e4ee
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: all versions — fixed in 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions: all versions — fixed in 2:2.99.8-3.el9_0.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions: all versions — fixed in 2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support: all versions — fixed in 2:2.99.8-4.el9_4.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support 2:2.8.22-1.el7_9.2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 8100020250614205641.4c9c024f; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support 8020020250618101631.c3a0935b; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 8040020250618100956.70584597; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 8060020250618100419.6af1eaf0; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service 8060020250618100419.6af1eaf0; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions 8060020250618100419.6af1eaf0; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service 8080020250623120629.0621e4ee; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions 8080020250623120629.0621e4ee; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.2; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions 2:2.99.8-3.el9_0.1; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions 2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9162
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9165
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9308
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9309
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9310
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9314
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9315
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9316
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9501
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9569
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48798
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368557
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