CVE-2026-23868

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

Published Mar 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4650-1 giflib security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8583-1 GIFLIB vulnerabilities
References
Link Providers
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16008 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16009 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16030 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16174 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19154 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19367 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19724 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19725 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8858 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8859 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8861 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8883 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8884 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8885 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8886 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8887 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9290 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9291 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9292 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9294 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9295 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23868 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2446207 cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23868 cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-23868.json cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/code/ci/f5b7267aed3665ef025c13823e454170d031c106/tree/gifalloc.c?diff=5146815377b7395944cb683a08c43eee3f631eb7 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23868 cve-icon
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23868 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Giflib Project
Giflib Project giflib
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Giflib Project
Giflib Project giflib
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-415
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title giflib: Giflib: Double-free vulnerability leading to memory corruption
Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Giflib
Giflib giflib
Vendors & Products Giflib
Giflib giflib
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Meta
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 2:49 AM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2026, 7:49 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 10, 2026, 8:16 PM
Modified
Jul 15, 2026, 2:18 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 10, 2026, 6:53 PM