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SUSE: 2025:1163-1 important: giflib buffer overflow patch

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Calendar Grey April 8, 2025
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Security patch released for giflib. Addresses buffer overrun issues and enhances system stability on SUSE Linux Enterprise platforms.
* bsc#1240416 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-31344

Summary

## This update for giflib fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-31344: Fixed a buffer overflow in function DumpScreen2RGB (bsc#1240416) ## 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 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-1163=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1163=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * giflib-progs-debuginfo-5.0.5-13.9.1 * libgif6-debuginfo-5.0.5-13.9.1 * giflib-devel-5.0.5-13.9.1

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security advisory buffer overflow important giflib SUSE Linux Enterprise patch instructions

References

* bsc#1240416

Cross-

* CVE-2025-31344

CVSS scores:

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

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* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-31344.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1240416

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1163-1
Release Date: 2025-04-08T07:02:15Z
Rating: important

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