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Oracle Linux 8 giflib Key Buffer Overflow Resolution ELSA-2026-8862

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Calendar Grey April 22, 2026
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Oracle Linux 8 advisory ELSA-2026-8861 fixes an important bug in giflib resolving a buffer overflow issue behind a CVE.
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[5.1.4-4] - fix CVE-2026-23868: double free in GifMakeSavedImage (RHEL-154853)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow important Oracle giflib

SRPMs

http://oss.oracle.com/ol8/SRPMS-updates/giflib-5.1.4-4.el8_10.src.rpm

x86_64

giflib-5.1.4-4.el8_10.i686.rpm giflib-5.1.4-4.el8_10.x86_64.rpm giflib-devel-5.1.4-4.el8_10.i686.rpm giflib-devel-5.1.4-4.el8_10.x86_64.rpm

aarch64

giflib-5.1.4-4.el8_10.aarch64.rpm giflib-devel-5.1.4-4.el8_10.aarch64.rpm

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Related CVEs: CVE-2026-23868

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow important Oracle giflib

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