Use-after-free in Gimp - CVE-2025-48798

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Use-after-free in Gimp - CVE-2025-48798

Published: June 30, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU112056
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48798
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when parsing XCF image files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted XCF image, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

Gimp
Debian Linux
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Ubuntu
openEuler
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
python2-cairo-devel
python2-cairo
gimp (Ubuntu package)
gimp-libs
gimp-devel-tools
gimp-devel
gimp
gimp-debuginfo
gimp-help
gimp-debugsource
gimp (Debian package)
pygtk2-codegen
pygtk2-doc
pygtk2-devel
pygtk2
pygobject2-doc
pygobject2-devel
pygobject2-codegen
pygobject2
gimp (Red Hat package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-48798

Install updates from vendor's website.

Gimp - update to 3.0.0
python2-cairo-devel - update to 1.16.3-7
python2-cairo - update to 1.16.3-7
gimp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm2, 2.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm2, 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm2, 2.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm2
gimp-libs - update to 2.8.22-26
gimp-devel-tools - update to 2.8.22-26
gimp-devel - update to 2.8.22-26
gimp - update to 2.8.22-26
gimp - update to 2.10.6-13
gimp-debuginfo - update to 2.10.6-13
gimp-libs - update to 2.10.6-13
gimp-help - update to 2.10.6-13
gimp-debugsource - update to 2.10.6-13
gimp-devel - update to 2.10.6-13
gimp (Debian package) - update to 2.10.34-1+deb12u3
pygtk2-codegen - update to 2.24.0-25
pygtk2-doc - update to 2.24.0-25
pygtk2-devel - update to 2.24.0-25
pygtk2 - update to 2.24.0-25
pygobject2-doc - update to 2.28.7-5
pygobject2-devel - update to 2.28.7-5
pygobject2-codegen - update to 2.28.7-5
pygobject2 - update to 2.28.7-5
gimp (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.99.8-4.el9_2.1, 2.99.8-4.el9_4.1, 2.99.8-4.el9_6.2

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