Advisory severityHigh7.3Red Hat Linux

High [CVE-2025-48797] multiple heap buffer overflows in tga parser

This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2025-48797 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support.

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CVE-2025-48797 Source published May 27, 2025Source updated May 26, 2025

VulniPulse record published Jul 27, 2026

CVE-2025-48797

Affected products & platforms

Red Hat LinuxRed Hat Enterprise Linux

Open source advisory

Summary

A flaw was found in GIMP when processing certain TGA image files. If a user opens one of these image files that has been specially crafted by an attacker, GIMP can be tricked into making serious memory errors, potentially leading to crashes and causing a heap buffer overflow.

Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Weakness: CWE-122.

Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Will not fix / out of support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: gimp.

Is CVE-2025-48797 exploited?

No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2025-48797 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked Nov 10, 2026) and this advisory does not report exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.

How do I fix CVE-2025-48797?

Upgrade to a fixed release named by Red Hat:

gimp-2:2.8.22-1.el7_9.2
gimp:2.8-8100020250614205641.4c9c024f
gimp:2.8-8020020250618101631.c3a0935b
gimp:2.8-8040020250618100956.70584597
gimp:2.8-8060020250618100419.6af1eaf0
gimp:2.8-8080020250623120629.0621e4ee
gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.2
gimp-2:2.99.8-3.el9_0.1
gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.1
gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_4.1
RHSA-2025:9501
RHSA-2025:9165

8 more fixed releases are listed below.

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Affected versions

No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative. Check it before change work.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 15 days ago·verify at source

Fixed versions

gimp-2:2.8.22-1.el7_9.2
gimp:2.8-8100020250614205641.4c9c024f
gimp:2.8-8020020250618101631.c3a0935b
gimp:2.8-8040020250618100956.70584597
gimp:2.8-8060020250618100419.6af1eaf0
gimp:2.8-8080020250623120629.0621e4ee
gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.2
gimp-2:2.99.8-3.el9_0.1
gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.1
gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_4.1
RHSA-2025:9501
RHSA-2025:9165
RHSA-2025:9310
RHSA-2025:9308
RHSA-2025:9309
RHSA-2025:9569
RHSA-2025:9162
RHSA-2025:9315
RHSA-2025:9314
RHSA-2025:9316

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 15 days ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Currently no mitigation is available for this vulnerability.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 15 days ago·verify at source

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High [CVE-2025-48797] multiple heap buffer overflows in tga parser

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