CVE-2026-106062 Gimp: gimp: heap buffer overflow in dds loader on crafted directdraw surface file
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a crafted DDS image file in GIMP due to an integer overflow in buffer size calculations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-106062?
CVE-2026-106062 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 6 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A heap-based buffer overflow was found in GIMP’s DirectDraw Surface (DDS) loader. When loading a crafted DDS image, buffer sizes derived from width, height, and pitch can be computed using 32-bit arithmetic that overflows. The allocated buffer is too small for the amount of pixel data written through GEGL, following integer overflow in size calculations. This may allow heap corruption and, in the worst case, arbitrary code execution in the context of the GIMP process.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-106062?
How do I fix CVE-2026-106062?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-106062 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106062 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106062, GHSA-cqfx-pmhf-jmh6, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-106062.