Security update for giflib

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21368-1
Release Date: 2026-04-22T08:10:14Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-23868 ( SUSE ): 5.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-23868 ( SUSE ): 5.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2026-23868 ( NVD ): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for giflib fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2026-23868: double-free result of a shallow copy can lead to memory corruption (bsc#1259502).

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 for SAP applications 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-612=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-612=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • libgif7-5.2.2-160000.3.1
    • giflib-debugsource-5.2.2-160000.3.1
    • giflib-progs-5.2.2-160000.3.1
    • libgif7-debuginfo-5.2.2-160000.3.1
    • giflib-devel-5.2.2-160000.3.1
    • giflib-progs-debuginfo-5.2.2-160000.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libgif7-5.2.2-160000.3.1
    • giflib-debugsource-5.2.2-160000.3.1
    • giflib-progs-5.2.2-160000.3.1
    • libgif7-debuginfo-5.2.2-160000.3.1
    • giflib-devel-5.2.2-160000.3.1
    • giflib-progs-debuginfo-5.2.2-160000.3.1

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