---
id: CVE-2026-58381
title: A flaw was found in GIMP's PSP file format parser
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in GIMP's PSP file format parser. A double-free condition
  occurs in the read_layer_block() function when processing a specially crafted
  PSP file. This could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption, potentially
  leadi…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-415
vendor: gimp
product: gimp
affected:
  - gimp <= 3.2.1
  - enterprise_linux = 6.0
  - enterprise_linux = 7.0
  - enterprise_linux = 8.0
  - enterprise_linux = 9.0
published: '2026-07-02'
updated: '2026-09-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-22T15:21:43.420'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58381'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-58381'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2496166'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/commit/b22e147b'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gimp/-/issues/16207'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-58381.json
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-58381'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58381'
tags:
  - nvd
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00289
epssPercentile: 0.19032
ingestedAt: '2026-09-22T16:06:00.457Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in GIMP's PSP file format parser. A double-free condition occurs in the read_layer_block() function when processing a specially crafted PSP file. This could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

## Affected

- `gimp <= 3.2.1`
- `enterprise_linux = 6.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 7.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · updated 2026-09-22 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-58381.json)