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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 CVE-2026-40917

| EUVD-2026-23024 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-04-15 redhat GHSA-856r-6q67-9x29
Information Disclosure Buffer Overflow Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
5.0
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
5.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SUSE
3.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Red Hat
5.0 MEDIUM
qualitative

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 19, 2026 - 08:30 nvd
Patch available
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 15, 2026 - 19:45 euvd
EUVD-2026-23024
CVE Published
Apr 15, 2026 - 18:59 nvd
MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap buffer over-read in the icns_slurp() function, occurs when processing specially crafted ICNS image files. An attacker could provide a malicious ICNS file, potentially leading to application crashes or information disclosure on systems that process such files.

Analysis

A flaw was found in GIMP. This vulnerability, a heap buffer over-read in the icns_slurp() function, occurs when processing specially crafted ICNS image files. …

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Severity: Low
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