A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4653-1 advisory.

    This update for gimp fixes the following issue:

    - CVE-2026-97185: out-of-bounds write in GIMPressionist plugin via crafted preset file (bsc#1282596).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of gimp installed on the remote host is prior to 2.8.22-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2GIMP-2026-021 advisory.

    A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted lighting preset file, the Lighting Effects     filter does not properly validate the number of light sources. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write,     corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a malicious preset file,     potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-90947)

    A flaw was found in GIMP's ICO file loader. When processing an ICO file containing an embedded PNG image,     an integer overflow can occur during the calculation of the required buffer size. This leads to an     undersized buffer being allocated, causing a heap-based buffer overflow when the decoded pixel data is     written. A remote attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious ICO file, which, when opened, could     lead to arbitrary code execution or a crash. (CVE-2026-90948)

    A flaw was found in the file-psd plugin in GIMP. When generating a thumbnail preview for a specially     crafted PSD (Photoshop Document) image file, an integer overflow occurs during the multiplication of     values from an embedded JPEG header. This leads to an undersized heap allocation, resulting in a heap-     based buffer overflow when the image data is decoded. This buffer overflow corrupts adjacent heap objects,     allowing for a controlled memory write that can result in an application crash or arbitrary code     execution. (CVE-2026-92248)

    A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does     not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-     bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious     preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-97185)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1791479721 advisory.

  - A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted lighting preset file, the Lighting Effects     filter does not properly validate the number of light sources. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write,     corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a malicious preset file,     potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-90947)

  - A flaw was found in GIMP's ICO file loader. When processing an ICO file containing an embedded PNG image,     an integer overflow can occur during the calculation of the required buffer size. This leads to an     undersized buffer being allocated, causing a heap-based buffer overflow when the decoded pixel data is     written. A remote attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious ICO file, which, when opened, could     lead to arbitrary code execution or a crash. (CVE-2026-90948)

  - A flaw was found in the file-psd plugin in GIMP. When generating a thumbnail preview for a specially     crafted PSD (Photoshop Document) image file, an integer overflow occurs during the multiplication of     values from an embedded JPEG header. This leads to an undersized heap allocation, resulting in a heap-     based buffer overflow when the image data is decoded. This buffer overflow corrupts adjacent heap objects,     allowing for a controlled memory write that can result in an application crash or arbitrary code     execution. (CVE-2026-92248)

  - A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does     not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-     bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious     preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-97185)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1791479721 advisory.

  - A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted lighting preset file, the Lighting Effects     filter does not properly validate the number of light sources. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write,     corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a malicious preset file,     potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-90947)

  - A flaw was found in GIMP's ICO file loader. When processing an ICO file containing an embedded PNG image,     an integer overflow can occur during the calculation of the required buffer size. This leads to an     undersized buffer being allocated, causing a heap-based buffer overflow when the decoded pixel data is     written. A remote attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious ICO file, which, when opened, could     lead to arbitrary code execution or a crash. (CVE-2026-90948)

  - A flaw was found in the file-psd plugin in GIMP. When generating a thumbnail preview for a specially     crafted PSD (Photoshop Document) image file, an integer overflow occurs during the multiplication of     values from an embedded JPEG header. This leads to an undersized heap allocation, resulting in a heap-     based buffer overflow when the image data is decoded. This buffer overflow corrupts adjacent heap objects,     allowing for a controlled memory write that can result in an application crash or arbitrary code     execution. (CVE-2026-92248)

  - A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does     not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-     bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious     preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-97185)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1791539516 advisory.

  - A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted lighting preset file, the Lighting Effects     filter does not properly validate the number of light sources. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write,     corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a malicious preset file,     potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-90947)

  - A flaw was found in GIMP's ICO file loader. When processing an ICO file containing an embedded PNG image,     an integer overflow can occur during the calculation of the required buffer size. This leads to an     undersized buffer being allocated, causing a heap-based buffer overflow when the decoded pixel data is     written. A remote attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious ICO file, which, when opened, could     lead to arbitrary code execution or a crash. (CVE-2026-90948)

  - A flaw was found in the file-psd plugin in GIMP. When generating a thumbnail preview for a specially     crafted PSD (Photoshop Document) image file, an integer overflow occurs during the multiplication of     values from an embedded JPEG header. This leads to an undersized heap allocation, resulting in a heap-     based buffer overflow when the image data is decoded. This buffer overflow corrupts adjacent heap objects,     allowing for a controlled memory write that can result in an application crash or arbitrary code     execution. (CVE-2026-92248)

  - A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does     not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-     bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious     preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-97185)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:22025-1 advisory.

    Changes in gimp:

    - CVE-2026-96546: one-byte out-of-bounds heap read in the       uncompressed DDS loader (bsc#1282601)
    - CVE-2026-97185: out-of-bounds write in GIMPressionist plugin via       crafted preset file (bsc#1282596)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote MiracleLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2026-1989:11 advisory.

    * gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in lighting effects plugin via crafted preset file (CVE-2026-90947)
      * gimp: gimp: heap-based buffer overflow in ICO loader via integer overflow in embedded PNG dimensions     (CVE-2026-90948)
      * gimp: integer overflow when generating a thumbnail preview for a PSD file (CVE-2026-92248)
      * gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in GIMPressionist plugin via crafted preset file (CVE-2026-97185)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:75575 advisory.

    * gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in lighting effects plugin via crafted preset file (CVE-2026-90947)
      * gimp: gimp: heap-based buffer overflow in ICO loader via integer overflow in embedded PNG dimensions     (CVE-2026-90948)
      * gimp: integer overflow when generating a thumbnail preview for a PSD file (CVE-2026-92248)
      * gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in GIMPressionist plugin via crafted preset file (CVE-2026-97185)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-75575 advisory.

    - fix CVE-2026-97185
    - fix CVE-2026-92248
    - fix CVE-2026-90947

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:75575 advisory.

    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):

    * gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in lighting effects plugin via crafted preset file (CVE-2026-90947)

    * gimp: gimp: heap-based buffer overflow in ICO loader via integer overflow in embedded PNG dimensions     (CVE-2026-90948)

    * gimp: integer overflow when generating a thumbnail preview for a PSD file (CVE-2026-92248)

    * gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in GIMPressionist plugin via crafted preset file (CVE-2026-97185)

    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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted GIMPressionist preset file, the plug-in does     not properly validate vector indices before writing into fixed-size arrays. This can lead to an out-of-     bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to load a malicious     preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2026-97185)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
366069	SUSE SLED15: gimp / gimp-devel / gimp-lang / gimp-plugin-aa / libgimp-2_0-0 / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:4653-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
365268	Amazon Linux 2 : gimp (ALASGIMP-2026-021)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
365098	Rocky Linux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: gimp / gimp-devel / gimp-devel-tools / gimp-libs Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1791479721)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
365095	AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: gimp / gimp-devel / gimp-devel-tools / gimp-libs Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1791479721)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
364437	AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: gimp / gimp-devel / gimp-devel-tools / gimp-libs Multiple Vulnerabilities (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1791539516)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
364113	openSUSE 16: gimp / gimp-devel / gimp-extension-goat-excercises / gimp-lang / etc (openSUSE-SU-2026:22025-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
363882	MiracleLinux 9 : gimp-3.0.4-4.el9_8.14 (AXSA:2026-1989:11)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
363411	AlmaLinux 9 : gimp (ALSA-2026:75575)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
362986	Oracle Linux 9 : gimp (ELSA-2026-75575)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
362971	RHEL 9 : gimp (RHSA-2026:75575)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
349684	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-97185	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high

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