Security update for giflib

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1163-1
Release Date: 2025-04-08T07:02:15Z
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for giflib fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-31344: Fixed a buffer overflow in function DumpScreen2RGB (bsc#1240416)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-1163=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1163=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • giflib-progs-debuginfo-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • libgif6-debuginfo-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • giflib-devel-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • giflib-debugsource-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • libgif6-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • giflib-progs-5.0.5-13.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • libgif6-32bit-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • libgif6-debuginfo-32bit-5.0.5-13.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • giflib-progs-debuginfo-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • libgif6-debuginfo-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • libgif6-debuginfo-32bit-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • giflib-devel-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • giflib-debugsource-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • libgif6-32bit-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • libgif6-5.0.5-13.9.1
    • giflib-progs-5.0.5-13.9.1

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