# CVE-2025-48798: Gimp: multiple use after free in xcf parser

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.0
- Published: 2025-05-27 · Updated: 2026-07-27

## Affected

- gimp: fixed in 3.0.0
- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp:2.8: version range not reported
- gimp:2.8: version range not reported
- gimp:2.8: version range not reported
- gimp:2.8: version range not reported
- gimp:2.8: version range not reported
- gimp:2.8: version range not reported
- gimp:2.8: version range not reported
- gimp:2.8: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported
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## Description

A flaw was found in GIMP when processing XCF image files. If a user opens one of these image files that has been specially crafted by an attacker, GIMP can be tricked into making serious memory errors, potentially leading to crashes and causing use-after-free issues.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gimp, gimp:2.8, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9162
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9165
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9308
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9309
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9310
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9314
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9315
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9316
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9501
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9569
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48798
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2368557
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/11822

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