Red Hat Security Advisory: giflib security update
Affects Red Hat giflibSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 21:18 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
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
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated giflib packages for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants. Users should apply these official updates as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2026:8885) and the referenced article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor.
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 a security update for affected versions in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants to address this issue.