SUSE-SU-2025:1163-1: important: Security update for giflib

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# Security update for giflib

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1163-1  
Release Date: 2025-04-08T07:02:15Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1240416

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-31344

  
CVSS scores:

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for giflib fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2025-31344: Fixed a buffer overflow in function DumpScreen2RGB
    (bsc#1240416)

## 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  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-1163=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1163=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * giflib-progs-debuginfo-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * libgif6-debuginfo-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * giflib-devel-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * giflib-debugsource-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * libgif6-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * giflib-progs-5.0.5-13.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    * libgif6-32bit-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * libgif6-debuginfo-32bit-5.0.5-13.9.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * giflib-progs-debuginfo-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * libgif6-debuginfo-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * libgif6-debuginfo-32bit-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * giflib-devel-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * giflib-debugsource-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * libgif6-32bit-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * libgif6-5.0.5-13.9.1
    * giflib-progs-5.0.5-13.9.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-31344.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240416

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