Answer in brief
CVE-2026-106066 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability in Gimp: gimp: heap buffer overflow in raw data export on oversized image dimensions. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/gimp (generic), Red Hat/gimp:2.8/gimp (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Red Hat/gimp (generic), Red Hat/gimp:2.8/gimp (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat/gimpgeneric | * | Not reported |
| Red Hat/gimp:2.8/gimpgeneric | * | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 7, 2026
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in GIMP’s raw data export plug-in. When exporting very large images, g_malloc() sizing based on overflowing width * height * bytes-per-pixel can allocate far less memory than GEGL reads or writes during export, following integer overflow
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