High [CVE-2026-42170] GIMP DDS plug-in heap-based buffer overflow via BPP mismatch in load_layer (ddsread.c)
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-42170; related products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
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Summary
GIMP DDS plug-in heap-based buffer overflow via BPP mismatch in load_layer() (ddsread.c). Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 7.8).
Weakness: CWE-131.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Mitigation checklist
- Users should avoid opening untrusted DirectDraw Surface (DDS) image files with GIMP. As a general security practice, only process files from trusted sources. If GIMP is not essential, consider removing the `gimp` package to eliminate this attack vector.
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