Amazon Linux 2 (EOS) Security Advisory: ALAS2-2026-3911
Advisory Released Date: 2026-09-14
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-09-14
GIMP HDR File Parsing Integer 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 HDR files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before allocating a buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-29289. (CVE-2026-18300)
Affected Packages:
gegl
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update gegl or yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3911 to update your system.
aarch64:
gegl-0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.3.aarch64
gegl-devel-0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.3.aarch64
gegl-debuginfo-0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.3.aarch64
i686:
gegl-0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.3.i686
gegl-devel-0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.3.i686
gegl-debuginfo-0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.3.i686
src:
gegl-0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.3.src
x86_64:
gegl-0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.3.x86_64
gegl-devel-0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.3.x86_64
gegl-debuginfo-0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.3.x86_64