Amazon Linux 2 : gimp, --advisory ALAS2GIMP-2026-010 (ALASGIMP-2026-010)

high Nessus Plugin ID 294955

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of gimp installed on the remote host is prior to 2.8.22-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2GIMP-2026-010 advisory.

GIMP PNM File Parsing Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of PNM files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI- CAN-28273. (CVE-2025-14422)

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

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

Solution

Run 'yum update gimp' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2GIMP-2026-010' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 294955

File Name: al2_ALASGIMP-2026-010.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-14422

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gimp-libs, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gimp-devel-tools, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gimp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gimp-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:gimp

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-14422

IAVB: 2026-B-0003

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