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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-78465

🗓️ 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Integer overflow in GIMP file-pcx plugin on 32-bit builds via PCX files causes heap buffer overflow.

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CVE-2026-78465
24 Aug 202616:28
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CVE-2026-78465 Gimp: integer overflow in pcx loader (planes=4) leads to heap overflow on 32-bit
24 Aug 202616:28
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CVE-2026-78465
24 Aug 202616:28
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24 Aug 202616:28
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CVE-2026-78465
24 Aug 202617:18
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24 Aug 202617:18
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PT-2026-80931
24 Aug 202600:00
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CVE-2026-78465
24 Aug 202616:28
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CVE-2026-78465 Gimp: integer overflow in pcx loader (planes=4) leads to heap overflow on 32-bit
24 Aug 202616:28
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - A flaw was found in the file-pcx plugin in GIMP, affecting 32-bit builds only. When processing a PCX image
    file, the plugin calculates memory allocation sizes based on the image dimensions and the number of color
    planes. If a crafted file sets the number of planes to 4 alongside sufficiently large dimensions, the
    calculation exceeds the 32-bit integer limit and overflows, resulting in an undersized heap-based buffer
    allocation. This integer overflow issue results in a heap-based buffer overflow when the plugin
    subsequently writes image data into the undersized buffer, causing memory corruption, potentially leading
    to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service. (CVE-2026-78465)

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-78465");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "CentOS Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gimp"},
          {"reference": "gimp-devel"},
          {"reference": "gimp-devel-tools"},
          {"reference": "gimp-libs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-7": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "7",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gimp"},
          {"reference": "gimp-devel"},
          {"reference": "gimp-devel-tools"},
          {"reference": "gimp-libs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "CentOS Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gimp"},
          {"reference": "gimp-devel"},
          {"reference": "gimp-devel-tools"},
          {"reference": "gimp-libs"},
          {"reference": "pygobject2"},
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          {"reference": "pygtk2-codegen"},
          {"reference": "pygtk2-devel"},
          {"reference": "pygtk2-doc"},
          {"reference": "python2-cairo"},
          {"reference": "python2-cairo-devel"},
          {"reference": "python2-pycairo"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-8": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
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        "release": "8",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gimp"},
          {"reference": "gimp-devel"},
          {"reference": "gimp-devel-tools"},
          {"reference": "gimp-libs"},
          {"reference": "pygobject2"},
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          {"reference": "pygobject2-doc"},
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          {"reference": "pygtk2-codegen"},
          {"reference": "pygtk2-devel"},
          {"reference": "pygtk2-doc"},
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          {"reference": "python2-cairo-devel"},
          {"reference": "python2-pycairo"}
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      }
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  },
  "Red Hat Enterprise Linux-9": {
    "package_manager": "rpm-list",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "9",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "gimp"},
          {"reference": "gimp-libs"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

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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25 Aug 2026 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.17
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