Bug 2446207 (CVE-2026-23868)

Summary: CVE-2026-23868 giflib: Giflib: Double-free vulnerability leading to memory corruption
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: ahughes, fferrari, fitzsim, khosford, neugens, pjindal
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A flaw was found in giflib. This double-free vulnerability, caused by a shallow copy in GifMakeSavedImage and incorrect error handling, may allow an attacker to corrupt memory. While difficult to trigger, successful exploitation could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-03-10 20:01:32 UTC
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.

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-20 02:18:45 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:8884 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8884

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-20 02:20:33 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:8858 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8858

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-20 02:37:23 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:8886 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8886

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-20 02:45:57 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:8885 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8885

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-20 02:46:20 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:8859 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8859

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-20 02:49:58 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:8861 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8861

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-20 03:09:32 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:8887 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8887

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-20 03:43:41 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2026:8883 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8883

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-21 14:12:04 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:9291 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9291

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-21 14:16:00 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:9290 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9290

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-21 14:19:02 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:9292 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9292

Comment 14 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-21 14:38:52 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:9295 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9295

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2026-04-21 14:40:13 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:9294 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9294