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CVE-2026-90947
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — Gimp: gimp: out-of-bounds write in lighting effects plugin via crafted preset file
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L N R U H H H 7.8 .0013 2.4 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 unspecified 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.14
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 unspecified —
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 unspecified —
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 unspecified —
TIMELINE
Sep 14 Reserved by redhat
Sep 14 Published (CNA: redhat)
Oct 4 PATCH SHIPPED — CVE-2026-90947 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9). Fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.14.
Description
A flaw was found in GIMP. When processing a specially crafted lighting preset file, the Lighting Effects filter does not properly validate the number of light sources. This can lead to an out-of-bounds write, corrupting memory. An attacker could exploit this by convincing a user to open a malicious preset file, potentially causing a crash or enabling arbitrary code execution.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| September 14, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by redhat |
| September 14, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: redhat) |
| October 4, 2026 | PATCH SHIPPED | PATCH SHIPPED — CVE-2026-90947 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9). Fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.14. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 4 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — | 2:3.0.4-4.el9_8.14 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-90947 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Thursday, October 8, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.
