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CVE-2026-23868

giflib: Giflib: Double-free vulnerability leading to memory corruption

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 11, 2026

Updated · July 15, 2026

Description

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-825 · Expired Pointer Dereference