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openSUSE GIMP Vital Security Update Addressing CVE-2026-40917 Issue

opensuse
Calendar Grey June 30, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Gimp security update for openSUSE addresses important issues including CVE-2026-40917.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for gimp fixes the following issues:

Changes in gimp:

- CVE-2026-40917: plug-ins: Clean up ICNS file loading (bsc#1262199).

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-packagehub-366=1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory bug fix important GIMP OpenSUSE CVE-2026-40917

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

gimp-3.0.8-bp160.4.1

gimp-devel-3.0.8-bp160.4.1

gimp-extension-goat-excercises-3.0.8-bp160.4.1

gimp-lang-3.0.8-bp160.4.1

gimp-plugin-aa-3.0.8-bp160.4.1

gimp-plugin-python3-3.0.8-bp160.4.1

gimp-vala-3.0.8-bp160.4.1

libgimp-3_0-0-3.0.8-bp160.4.1

libgimpui-3_0-0-3.0.8-bp160.4.1

References

* bsc#1262199

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40917.html

Severity
important
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:21171-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory bug fix important GIMP OpenSUSE CVE-2026-40917

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