Fix CVE(s): CVE-2020-23922, CVE-2021-40633, CVE-2026-23868
* SECURITY UPDATE: heap buffer over-read in gif2rgb - debian/patches/CVE-2020-23922.patch: bound each pixel index against the active color table before indexing ColorMap->Colors in DumpScreen2RGB in util/gif2rgb.c. - CVE-2020-23922 * SECURITY UPDATE: memory leak leading to denial of service - debian/patches/CVE-2021-40633.patch: free every ScreenBuffer row, not just the row-pointer array, at the end of GIF2RGB in util/gif2rgb.c. - CVE-2021-40633 * SECURITY UPDATE: double free in GifMakeSavedImage - debian/patches/CVE-2026-23868.patch: null out the heap pointers aliased by the shallow copy of CopyFrom, test the source record when deciding what to deep-copy, and restore ExtensionBlockCount after the extension blocks are copied, in lib/gifalloc.c. - CVE-2026-23868
- Products
- giflib-tools, libgif-dev, libgif7
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+tuxcare.els1
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-23922, CVE-2021-40633, CVE-2026-23868
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 10:44 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Fix CVE(s): CVE-2020-23922, CVE-2021-40633, CVE-2026-23868
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 25 Aug 2026, 08:36 UTC
* SECURITY UPDATE: heap buffer over-read in gif2rgb - debian/patches/CVE-2020-23922.patch: bound each pixel index against the active color table before indexing ColorMap->Colors in DumpScreen2RGB in util/gif2rgb.c. - CVE-2020-23922 * SECURITY UPDATE: memory leak leading to denial of service - debian/patches/CVE-2021-40633.patch: free every ScreenBuffer row, not just the row-pointer array, at the end of GIF2RGB in util/gif2rgb.c. - CVE-2021-40633 * SECURITY UPDATE: double free in GifMakeSavedImage - debian/patches/CVE-2026-23868.patch: null out the heap pointers aliased by the shallow copy of CopyFrom, test the source record when deciding what to deep-copy, and restore ExtensionBlockCount after the extension blocks are copied, in lib/gifalloc.c. - CVE-2026-23868
osv:CLSA-2026-1787646995
giflib-tools
Fixed versions: 5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+tuxcare.els1
libgif-dev
Fixed versions: 5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+tuxcare.els1
libgif7
Fixed versions: 5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+tuxcare.els1
Complete source record
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