Red Hat Security Advisory: giflib security update
Affects Red Hat giflibSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade Red Hat giflib to 9.2.1 soon.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 21:18 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.2.1
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 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 9.2.1.
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 updated giflib packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and related update services. Users should apply these official patches as described in Red Hat's advisory (RHSA-2026:9292) and the update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates remediates the vulnerability. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor.
Description
A double-free vulnerability in the giflib library used for reading and writing GIF images can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-23868 and affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and related update services. Red Hat has issued a security advisory and released updated packages to address this issue.