Security update for giflib

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1005-1
Release Date: 2026-03-25T09:32:48Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2023-39742 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2023-39742 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • 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 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for giflib fixes the following issues:

  • 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 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1005=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libgif6-debuginfo-32bit-5.0.6-13.12.1
    • libgif6-5.0.6-13.12.1
    • libgif6-32bit-5.0.6-13.12.1
    • giflib-devel-5.0.6-13.12.1
    • giflib-progs-5.0.6-13.12.1
    • libgif6-debuginfo-5.0.6-13.12.1
    • giflib-progs-debuginfo-5.0.6-13.12.1
    • giflib-debugsource-5.0.6-13.12.1

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