A flaw was found in GIMP. Processing a specially crafted PVR image file with large dimensions can lead to a denial of service (DoS). This occurs due to a stack-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read in the PVR image loader, causing the application to crash. Systems that process untrusted PVR image files are affected.

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To reduce the risk associated with this vulnerability, avoid processing untrusted PVR image files. Users should exercise caution when opening PVR files from unknown or suspicious sources. If the PVR image loader is part of an application that processes untrusted content, consider running that application in a sandboxed environment to limit potential impact.

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Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description A flaw was found in GIMP. Processing a specially crafted PVR image file with large dimensions can lead to a denial of service (DoS). This occurs due to a stack-based buffer overflow and an out-of-bounds read in the PVR image loader, causing the application to crash. Systems that process untrusted PVR image files are affected.
Title Gimp: gimp: denial of service via crafted pvr image file
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Weaknesses CWE-131
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-15T18:59:14.823Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T18:38:30.106Z

Link: CVE-2026-40918

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-15T20:16:37.260

Modified: 2026-04-15T20:16:37.260

Link: CVE-2026-40918

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