Ubuntu has patched two vulnerabilities in GIMP: CVE-2025-5473 (CVSS 8.8), a high-severity flaw in ICO file handling that can lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution, and CVE-2025-6035 (CVSS 6.1), a medium-severity memory handling issue in the despeckle plugin with similar potential impacts. According to NVD data, GIMP versions prior to 3.0.4 are affected by CVE-2025-5473, while CVE-2025-6035 affects version 2.8.0. The fixes are available via standard system updates for supported Ubuntu LTS releases, with specific patched package versions listed in the USN.
Ubuntu Security Notices USN-8082-1 USN-8082-1: GIMP vulnerabilities Publication date 10 March 2026 Overview Several security issues were fixed in GIMP. Releases 24.04 LTS 22.04 LTS 20.04 LTS 18.04 LTS 16.04 LTS Open side navigation Close side navigation Packages Details Update instructions References Packages gimp - GNU Image Manipulation Program Details Michael Randrianantenaina discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled certain malformed ICO files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2025-5473 ) Seungho Kim discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled certain memory operations when running the despeckle plugin. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2025-6035 ) Michael Randrianantenaina discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled certain malformed ICO files. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2025-5473 ) Seungho Kim discovered that GIMP incorrectly handled certain memory operations when running the despeckle plugin. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. ( CVE-2025-6035 ) Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Learn more about how to get the fixes. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu Release Package Version 24.04 LTS noble gimp – 2.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm3 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. libgimp2.0t64 – 2.10.36-3ubuntu0.24.04.1+esm3 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. 22.04 LTS jammy gimp – 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. libgimp2.0 – 2.10.30-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. 20.04 LTS focal gimp – 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. libgimp2.0 – 2.10.18-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. 18.04 LTS bionic gimp – 2.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. libgimp2.0 – 2.8.22-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. 16.04 LTS xenial gimp – 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm3 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. libgimp2.0 – 2.8.16-1ubuntu1.1+esm3 Ubuntu Pro Fix available with Ubuntu Pro via ESM Apps. A community fix might become publicly available in the future. Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. Get Ubuntu Pro References CVE-2025-6035 CVE-2025-5473 CVE-2025-6035 CVE-2025-5473