Giflib contains a double-free vulnerability that is the result of a shallow copy in GifMakeSavedImage and incorrect error handling. The conditions needed to trigger this vulnerability are difficult but may be possible.
References
Link Providers
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16008 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16009 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16030 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16174 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19154 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19367 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19724 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19725 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8858 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8859 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8861 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8883 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8884 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8885 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8886 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:8887 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9290 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9291 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9292 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9294 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9295 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23868 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2446207 cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23868 cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-23868.json cve-icon
https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/code/ci/f5b7267aed3665ef025c13823e454170d031c106/tree/gifalloc.c?diff=5146815377b7395944cb683a08c43eee3f631eb7 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23868 cve-icon
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23868 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 07 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Giflib Project
Giflib Project giflib
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:giflib_project:giflib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Giflib Project
Giflib Project giflib

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-415
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title giflib: Giflib: Double-free vulnerability leading to memory corruption
Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Giflib
Giflib giflib
Vendors & Products Giflib
Giflib giflib

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Giflib contains a double-free vulnerability that is the result of a shallow copy in GifMakeSavedImage and incorrect error handling. The conditions needed to trigger this vulnerability are difficult but may be possible.
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Meta

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-15T02:49:19.402Z

Reserved: 2026-01-16T19:49:26.309Z

Link: CVE-2026-23868

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-15T02:49:19.402Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-03-10T20:16:25.517

Modified: 2026-07-15T02:18:44.720

Link: CVE-2026-23868

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-10T18:53:25Z

Links: CVE-2026-23868 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T11:45:06Z