Red Hat Enterprise Linux Raw Data Export g_malloc integer overflow

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A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Impacted is the function g_malloc of the component Raw Data Export. This manipulation causes integer overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-106066. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (affected version not known). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function g_malloc of the component Raw Data Export. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in GIMP’s raw data export plug-in. When exporting very large images, g_malloc() sizing based on overflowing width * height * bytes-per-pixel can allocate far less memory than GEGL reads or writes during export, following integer overflow

It is possible to read the advisory at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-106066 since 10/06/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/07/2026).

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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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.redhat.com/

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