Red Hat Security Advisory: giflib security update
Affects Red Hat giflibSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade Red Hat giflib to 8.2.1 soon.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 21:19 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.2.1
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Red Hat giflib to 8.2.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update fixing this vulnerability in giflib version 5.1.4-3.el8_2.1 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS. Users should apply this update promptly to remediate the issue. Refer to Red Hat's official update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for guidance on applying the patch.
Description
A double-free vulnerability in giflib, a library for reading and writing GIF images, can lead to memory corruption. This issue is tracked as CVE-2026-23868 and affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 AUS. The vulnerability has been rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. An update fixing this issue is available in giflib version 5.1.4-3.el8_2.1.