Gimp: multiple heap buffer overflows in tga parser
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. Affected products named by the advisory: 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; and 9 more. Affected products named by the advisory: 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; and 4 more.
What this means
In plain English
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. Affected products named by the advisory: 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; and 9 more. Memory corruption can crash the affected process and, where the advisory states code execution is possible, may expose the host to further compromise.
Recommended action
Primary action: update to a vendor-listed fixed release: 3.0.0.
Rewritten locally from the scraped official advisory data above; no generative API is used. The vendor advisory is authoritative.
- before 3.0.0
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 3.0.0. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
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