Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9 PSD/PAA File Format Plugins buffer overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9. It has been classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PSD/PAA File Format Plugins. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-59091. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6/7/8/9. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component PSD/PAA File Format Plugins. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in GIMP's file format plugins, including those for PSD and PAA files. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted image file. This could lead to unexpected application behavior or other potential security impacts without requiring further user interaction.

The advisory is shared at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-59091 since 07/02/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/10/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Operating System

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• Red Hat

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• Enterprise Linux

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• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

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