Description

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap buffer over-read in the `icns_slurp()` function, occurs when processing specially crafted ICNS image files. An attacker could provide a malicious ICNS file, potentially leading to application crashes or information disclosure on systems that process such files.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-15T18:59:09.003Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-15T19:27:21.721Z

Source :

redhat
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-40917 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Gimp
  • Gimp
Redhat
  • Enterprise Linux
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-40917.

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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40917 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2458746 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40917 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40917 cve-icon
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