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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-48798
CVE-2025-48798:
Linux Debian vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-48798 is a security vulnerability affecting the GIMP image editor's XCF parser component, discovered and disclosed on May 26, 2025. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) including versions 6, 7, 8, and 9. This issue has been classified with a CVSS v3 Base Score of 7.3, indicating a high severity level (Red Hat Security).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been identified as a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the XCF parser component of GIMP. The issue occurs during the parsing of XCF format files, which is GIMP's native image format. With a CVSS v3 Base Score of 7.3, the vulnerability requires local access with low attack complexity (Red Hat Security API).
Impact
The use-after-free vulnerability in the XCF parser could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution or system crashes when processing maliciously crafted XCF files. This poses a significant risk to systems where GIMP is installed and used to process untrusted XCF files (Red Hat Security API).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 6, 7, 8, and 9). Users are advised to monitor for and apply security updates as they become available through their respective package management systems (Red Hat Security API).
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