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AlmaLinux 9 : gimp (ALSA-2026:4173)

high Nessus Plugin ID 301888

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:4173 advisory.

 * gimp: GIMP: Remote code execution via heap-based buffer overflow in ICNS file parsing (CVE-2026-2047)
 * gimp: GIMP: Remote Code Execution via uninitialized memory in PGM file parsing (CVE-2026-2044)
 * gimp: GIMP: Remote Code Execution via out-of-bounds write in XWD file parsing (CVE-2026-2045)
 * gimp: GIMP: Remote Code Execution via ICO File Parsing Vulnerability (CVE-2026-0797)
 * gimp: GIMP: Remote Code Execution via XWD file parsing vulnerability (CVE-2026-2048)

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.

Solution

Update the affected gimp and / or gimp-libs packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-4173.html

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4173

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 301888

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-4173.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/11/2026

Updated: 3/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2044

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-2048

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::appstream, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:gimp, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap_hana, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:gimp-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::crb, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:9::baseos

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-0797, CVE-2026-2044, CVE-2026-2045, CVE-2026-2047, CVE-2026-2048

CWE: 120, 131, 787, 908

RHSA: 2026:4173