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🛡️ CVE-2026-2239 — enterprise-linux

🟢 CVSS 2.8 — Low ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-170 NVD
2.8
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Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. Heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the fread_pascal_string function when processing a specially crafted PSD (Photoshop Document) file. This occurs because the buffer allocated for a Pascal string is not properly null-terminated, leading to an out-of-bounds read when strlen() is subsequently called. Successfully exploiting this vulnerability can cause the application to crash, resulting in an application level Denial of Service.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability low.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
  • User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: None.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.

Weakness class

CVE-2026-2239 is classified as CWE-170: Improper Null Termination. The product does not terminate or incorrectly terminates a string or array with a null character or equivalent terminator.

Affected software

CVE-2026-2239 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • enterprise-linux
  • gimp

Timeline and source

Published on 26 March 2026 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.

References

access.redhat.com
bugzilla.redhat.com
gitlab.gnome.org

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Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-170: Improper Null Termination) in other software:

CVE-2026-2239 on other distributions

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Details

Severity LOW
CVSS Score 2.8
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE CWE-170
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2026-03-26
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
enterprise-linux — —
gimp — —

References

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