Description
Giflib contains a double-free vulnerability that is the result of a shallow copy in GifMakeSavedImage and incorrect error handling. The conditions needed to trigger this vulnerability are difficult but may be possible.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| giflib | giflib | >= 5.0.0, <= 6.1.1 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — |
References
- https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/code/ci/f5b7267aed3665ef025c13823e454170d031c106/tree/gifalloc.c?diff=5146815377b7395944cb683a08c43eee3f631eb7Patch
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23868Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16008
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16009
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16030
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16174
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19154
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19367
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19724
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19725
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8858
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8859
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8861
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8883
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8884
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8885
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8886
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8887
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9290
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9291
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9292
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9294
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9295
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23868
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2446207
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-23868.json
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 10, 2026
- Last modified
- Jul 15, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified