Red Hat Security Advisory: giflib security update
Affects Red Hat giflibSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · fixed in Red Hat package updates : patch Red Hat giflib 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 5.2.1
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
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released fixed versions of giflib (version 5.2.1-9.el9_0.1) for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions across multiple architectures. Users should apply these official updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the update.
Description
A double-free vulnerability in giflib, a library for reading and writing GIF images, has been identified (CVE-2026-23868). This flaw can lead to memory corruption. Red Hat has issued an important security update for giflib in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions to address this issue.