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Memory Overflow Vulnerability in libjpeg-turbo - Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS

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Calendar Grey March 25, 2026
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Critical update addressing moderate security flaws in giflib for SUSE systems with suggested patch instructions for installation.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for giflib fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-23868: double-free result of a shallow copy can lead to memory corruption (bsc#1259502). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1005=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64) * libgif6-debuginfo-32bit-5.0.6-13.12.1 * libgif6-5.0.6-13.12.1 * libgif6-32bit-5.0.6-13.12.1 * giflib-devel-5.0.6-13.12.1 * giflib-progs-5.0.6-13.12.1 * libgif6-debuginfo-5.0.6-13.12.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE memory corruption CVE giflib

References

* bsc#1259502

Cross-

* CVE-2023-39742

* CVE-2026-23868

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-39742 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2023-39742 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-23868 ( SUSE ): 5.8

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-23868 ( SUSE ): 5.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

* CVE-2026-23868 ( NVD ): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39742.html

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1005-1
Release Date: 2026-03-25T09:32:48Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE memory corruption CVE giflib

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