CVE-2025-9165: 
Linux Debian vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-9165 affects GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) version 2.8. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on June 17, 2025, impacting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems across multiple architectures including x86_64, IBM z Systems, Power, and ARM 64 (Red Hat Advisory).

The vulnerability is related to multiple security issues in GIMP, including an integer overflow vulnerability in the ICO file parser, multiple use-after-free issues in the XCF parser (CVE-2025-48798), and multiple heap buffer overflows in the TGA parser (CVE-2025-48797). The severity is rated as Important with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (High) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

If exploited, the vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause serious memory errors through specially crafted image files, potentially leading to application crashes and use-after-free conditions. This could result in unauthorized access to system memory and possible code execution (NVD).

Red Hat has released security updates to address these vulnerabilities. Users should update to the patched version (gimp-2.8.22-26.module+el8.10.0+23269+4b36efb0.2) through their package management system. The fix is available through RHSA-2025:9165 for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems (Red Hat Advisory).