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Debian dsa-6139 : gimp - security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 299380
Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
The remote Debian 12 / 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6139 advisory.- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6139-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso February 18, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : gimp CVE ID : CVE-2026-2239 CVE-2026-2271 CVE-2026-2272 Debian Bug : 1127838 1127841 1127842
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in GIMP, the GNU Image Manipulation Program, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed PSD, PSP or ICO files are opened.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 2.10.34-1+deb12u8.
For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.4-3+deb13u6.
We recommend that you upgrade your gimp packages.
For the detailed security status of gimp please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/gimp
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: [email protected]
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade the gimp packages.See Also
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/gimp
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-2239
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-2271
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-2272
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 299380
File Name: debian_DSA-6139.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 2/18/2026
Updated: 2/18/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2271
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 4.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gimp-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgimp2.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gimp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgimp2.0-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgimp-3.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgimp2.0-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gir1.2-gimp-3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgimp-3.0-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgimp-3.0-doc, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libgimp-3.0-0
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2026