CVE-2025-48798

Publication date 27 May 2025

Last updated 4 March 2026

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.3 · High

Score breakdown

Description

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
gimp 25.10 questing
Not affected
25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 2.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm2
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm2

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
gimp

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.3 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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