CVE-2026-23868
Published: March 13, 2026Last modified: March 17, 2026
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.1 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | giflib | Fixed (5.2.2-r3) |
| 25 LTS | giflib | Fixed (5.2.2-r2) | |
| Stream | giflib | Fixed (5.2.2-r2) |
References
- 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
- https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/code/ci/f5b7267aed3665ef025c13823e454170d031c106/tree/gifalloc.c?diff=5146815377b7395944cb683a08c43eee3f631eb7
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23868