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[USN-8057-1] GIMP vulnerabilities

Posted on 23 February 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8057-1
February 23, 2026

gimp vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GIMP.

Software Description:
- gimp: GNU Image Manipulation Program

Details:

Hanno Böck discovered that GIMP allocated FLI images using only the
information present in the file header, which allowed for a maliciously-
crafted file to cause out-of-bounds writes. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-17785)

Michael Randrianantenaina discovered that that opening a maliciously
crafted FLI file could cause GIMP to index out-of-bounds. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause a denial or service or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2025-2761)

It was discovered that opening a maliciously-crafted DCM file could cause
GIMP to index out-of-bounds. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-10922)

It was discovered that GIMP's JP2 parser did not account for precision when
allocating an image buffer. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code when a maliciously crafted file
is opened. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-14425)

It was discovered that GIMP's PSP parser erroneously queried the color
channels of a greyscale image, which resulted in an invalid memory pointer.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code when a maliciously-crafted file is opened. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-15059)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
gimp 2.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgimp2.0t64 2.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
gimp 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgimp2.0 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
gimp 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgimp2.0 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
gimp 2.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgimp2.0 2.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
gimp 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgimp2.0 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8057-1
CVE-2017-17785, CVE-2025-10922, CVE-2025-14425, CVE-2025-15059,
CVE-2025-2761

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