High8.8Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Remote Code Execution via uninitialized memory in PGM file parsing
CVE-2026-2044 Published Feb 20, 2026
CVE-2026-2044
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Remote Code Execution via uninitialized memory in PGM file parsing. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 8.8). Weakness: CWE-908. Affected package(s): gimp, gimp:2.8. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:5391 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- gimp-2:2.99.8-3.el9_0.5
- gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_2.5
- gimp:2.8-8020020260319131243.c3a0935b
- gimp:2.8-8040020260320114321.70584597
- gimp:2.8-8080020260319123205.0621e4ee
- gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_6.6
- gimp-2:3.0.4-1.el9_7.4
- gimp-2:2.99.8-4.el9_4.5
- gimp:2.8-8100020260312152017.4c9c024f
- gimp:2.8-8060020260319125557.6af1eaf0
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:5391
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:5391 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
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