# CVE-2026-2271: Gimp: gimp: denial of service via crafted psp image file

- Severity: CVSS 3.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-26 · Updated: 2026-04-21

## Affected

- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported
- gimp:2.8/gimp: version range not reported
- gimp: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in GIMP's PSP (Paint Shop Pro) file parser. A remote attacker could exploit an integer overflow vulnerability in the read_creator_block() function by providing a specially crafted PSP image file. This vulnerability occurs when a 32-bit length value from the file is used for memory allocation without proper validation, leading to a heap overflow and an out-of-bounds write. Successful exploitation could result in an application level denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gimp, gimp:2.8/gimp, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2271
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438429
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/15732

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