CVE-2026-26740

A flaw was found in giflib. A remote attacker can exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability in the EGifGCBToExtension function by providing a specially crafted Graphics Control Extension (GCE) block. This allows overwriting an existing GCE block without proper size validation, leading to a denial of service (DoS) on the system.

The openjdk-headless packages do not include java.desktop, which is the only code that uses giflib. Therefore, headless-only environments are not affected.

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

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.