CVE-2025-48798
CVE-2025-48798: 1 tracked advisory record across Red Hat. Compare source-reported impact, fixes and remediation.
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1 advisory- Advisory severityHigh7.3
High [CVE-2025-48798] multiple use after free in xcf parser
CVE-2025-48798Source published Source updated
A flaw was found in GIMP when processing XCF 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 use-after-free issues. This vulnerability in GIMP's XCF parser marked as Important rather than Moderate due to the nature and impact of the underlying memory management flaws—specifically, use-after-free and double-free conditions. These are not just stability issues; they are well-known, high-severity primitives that attackers often exploit to achieve arbitrary code execution. Given that GIMP is a widely used graphics application and image files are routinely exchanged, the attack vector is easily accessible and plausible through social…
- Affected products in this advisory
- 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
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
9 more entries in the full advisory.
- Source-reported affected versions
- Affected-version details not available in this record.
- Source-reported 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
16 more entries in the full advisory.
- Mitigation guidance
- No mitigation is currently available that meets Red Hat Product Security’s standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability.
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