SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16 giflib Memory Corruption Issue 2026-21368-1
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April 28, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for giflib fixes the following issue: * 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 for SAP applications 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-612=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-612=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64) * libgif7-5.2.2-160000.3.1 * giflib-debugsource-5.2.2-160000.3.1 * giflib-progs-5.2.2-160000.3.1 * libgif7-debuginfo-5.2.2-160000.3.1 * giflib-devel-5.2.2-160000.3.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1259502
Cross-
* CVE-2026-23868
CVSS scores:
* 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 16.0
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23868.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259502
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21368-1
Release Date: 2026-04-22T08:10:14Z
Rating: moderate
Topics Covered
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