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CVE-2026-23868VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: giflib security update

Affects Red Hat giflibSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 21:18 UTC

Severity
High

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Apr 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 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released an official security update for giflib in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2026:8883) to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A double-free vulnerability in the giflib package, used for loading and saving GIF images, can lead to memory corruption. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support versions. Red Hat has issued a security update to address this vulnerability.

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