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<h1>Security update for giflib</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:1005-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-03-25T09:32:48Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259502">bsc#1259502</a>
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</ul>
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<th>
Cross-References:
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<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39742.html">CVE-2023-39742</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23868.html">CVE-2026-23868</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2023-39742</span>
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(
SUSE
):
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<span class="cvss-score">3.3</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2023-39742</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-23868</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-23868</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H</span>
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<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-23868</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
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</ul>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5</li>
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<p>An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for giflib fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-23868: double-free result of a shallow copy can lead to memory corruption (bsc#1259502).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1005=1</code>
</li>
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<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libgif6-debuginfo-32bit-5.0.6-13.12.1</li>
<li>libgif6-5.0.6-13.12.1</li>
<li>libgif6-32bit-5.0.6-13.12.1</li>
<li>giflib-devel-5.0.6-13.12.1</li>
<li>giflib-progs-5.0.6-13.12.1</li>
<li>libgif6-debuginfo-5.0.6-13.12.1</li>
<li>giflib-progs-debuginfo-5.0.6-13.12.1</li>
<li>giflib-debugsource-5.0.6-13.12.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
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<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39742.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39742.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23868.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23868.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259502">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259502</a>
</li>
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