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CVE-2026-9672VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Oracle · Red Hat Enterprise Linux (libgd): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung

Affects Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik OracleSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 13:02 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released an official security update for libgd in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (version 2.2.5-8.el8_10) that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply this update promptly following Red Hat's guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the libgd library used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 when processing specially crafted GIF files. This flaw could allow code execution. Red Hat has released an important security update addressing this issue in libgd version 2.2.5-8.el8_10. The vulnerability affects multiple architectures of RHEL 8, including x86_64, IBM z Systems, Power little endian, and ARM 64. Users are advised to apply the provided update to remediate the vulnerability.

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