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High ALSA-2026:8859 1 CVE

Important: giflib security update

Published Apr 20, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

giflib is a library for reading and writing gif images.

Security Fix(es):

* giflib: Giflib: Double-free vulnerability leading to memory corruption (CVE-2026-23868)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 giflib 5.2.1-9.el9_7.1
AlmaLinux · 9 giflib-devel 5.2.1-9.el9_7.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23868
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2446207
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-8859.html