1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6521-1

USN-6521-1: GIMP vulnerabilities

Publication date

29 November 2023

Overview

GIMP could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • gimp - GNU Image Manipulation Program

Details

It was discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled certain image files. If a
user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could
use this issue to cause GIMP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled certain image files. If a
user were tricked into opening a specially crafted image, an attacker could
use this issue to cause GIMP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
23.10 mantic gimp –  2.10.34-1ubuntu0.23.10.1
23.04 lunar gimp –  2.10.34-1ubuntu0.23.04.1
22.04 jammy gimp –  2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal gimp –  2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1

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