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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-66759

🗓️ 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus🔗 www.tenable.com👁 5 Views

icns_decompress reads past the mask buffer in ICNS processing, leaking heap data or causing a crash.

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attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2026-66759
27 Jul 202619:12
–attackerkb
cve
CVE		CVE-2026-66759
27 Jul 202619:12
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist		CVE-2026-66759 Gimp: out-of-bounds read in file-icns plugin causes information disclosure or crash on crafted icns images
27 Jul 202619:12
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE		CVE-2026-66759
27 Jul 202619:12
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD		EUVD-2026-49405
27 Jul 202619:12
–euvd
nvd
NVD		CVE-2026-66759
27 Jul 202619:17
–nvd
osv
OSV		DEBIAN-CVE-2026-66759
27 Jul 202619:17
–osv
osv
OSV		UBUNTU-CVE-2026-66759
27 Jul 202619:17
–osv
ptsecurity
Positive Technologies		PT-2026-65101
27 Jul 202600:00
–ptsecurity
redhatcve
RedhatCVE		CVE-2026-66759
27 Jul 202619:12
–redhatcve
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        "release": "11",
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          {"reference": "gimp-data"},
          {"reference": "libgimp2.0"},
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  "Debian Linux-12": {
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  "Debian Linux-13": {
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          {"reference": "pygtk2"},
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          {"reference": "pygtk2-devel"},
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          {"reference": "python2-cairo-devel"},
          {"reference": "python2-pycairo"}
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    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
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      {
        "release": "8",
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          {"reference": "gimp"},
          {"reference": "gimp-devel"},
          {"reference": "gimp-devel-tools"},
          {"reference": "gimp-libs"},
          {"reference": "pygobject2"},
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};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
        foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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28 Jul 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 3.17.1
EPSS0.00125
SSVC
gimp icns pluginicns processingbuffer overreadheap data leakdenial of service
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