Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2GIMP-2025-009
Advisory Released Date: 2025-11-10
Advisory Updated Date: 2025-11-10
GIMP XWD File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of XWD files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27823. (CVE-2025-10934)
Affected Packages:
gimp
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 - Gimp Extra. Visit this page to learn more about Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Extras and this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update gimp or yum update --advisory ALAS2GIMP-2025-009 to update your system.
src:
gimp-2.8.22-1.amzn2.0.9.src
x86_64:
gimp-2.8.22-1.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
gimp-libs-2.8.22-1.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
gimp-devel-2.8.22-1.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
gimp-devel-tools-2.8.22-1.amzn2.0.9.x86_64
gimp-debuginfo-2.8.22-1.amzn2.0.9.x86_64