CVE-2026-42169

Name	CVE-2026-42169
Description	A heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability exists in the APNG (Animated PNG) file loader of GIMP. This flaw occurs when the `fcTL` width exceeds the `IHDR` width, leading to pixel data being written past the end of a heap allocation. Additionally, a heap-based buffer overflow exists in the DDS plug-in due to a BPP mismatch in the `load_layer()` function. Both vulnerabilities can be triggered by opening a specially crafted image file, potentially leading to code execution.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
gimp (PTS)	bullseye	2.10.22-4+deb11u2	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	2.10.22-4+deb11u8	vulnerable
	bookworm, bookworm (security)	2.10.34-1+deb12u10	vulnerable
	trixie	3.0.4-3+deb13u9	vulnerable
	trixie (security)	3.0.4-3+deb13u8	vulnerable
	forky, sid	3.2.4-3	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
gimp	source	(unstable)	3.2.4-1

Notes

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/work_items/16158
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/merge_requests/2743
Fixed by: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/691785113a1b5dc8cd42818fbd7bf29e8d6ed814 (GIMP_3_2_4)