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[USN-8082-1] GIMP vulnerabilities

Posted on 12 March 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8082-1
March 10, 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:

Michael Randrianantenaina discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled certain
malformed ICO files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-5473)

Seungho Kim discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled certain memory
operations when running the despeckle plugin. An attacker could possibly
use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2025-6035)

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+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgimp2.0t64 2.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
gimp 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgimp2.0 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
gimp 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgimp2.0 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
gimp 2.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgimp2.0 2.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
gimp 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgimp2.0 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8082-1
CVE-2025-5473, CVE-2025-6035

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