CVE-2026-58381: Gimp: gimp: double-free in read_layer_block()

Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-02 · updated 2026-09-22
Weakness: CWE-415

Description

A flaw was found in GIMP's PSP file format parser. A double-free condition occurs in the read_layer_block() function when processing a specially crafted PSP file. This could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

GIMP: through 3.2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-58381
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496166
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/b22e147b
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/16207

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