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SUSE-SU-2026:22382-1 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceSUSE-SU-2026:22382-1

SUSE-SU-2026:22382-1

HIGH8.6

Security update for giflib

Published Jun 28, 2026

Modified 3 weeks ago

Fix available

Details

Description of the patch:

This update for giflib fixes the following issue

CVE-2026-26740: heap out-of-bounds read when processing a specially crafted GIF file containing a GCE block with a truncated extension byte count (bsc#1259836).

Affected Packages

giflib-devel

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

Fixed in:

5.2.2-160000.4.1

giflib-progs

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

Fixed in:

5.2.2-160000.4.1

libgif7

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

Fixed in:

5.2.2-160000.4.1

References

ADVISORY

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1259836

ADVISORY

https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-July/047757.html

ADVISORY

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26740/

WEB

https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/

ADVISORY

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202622382-1/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

8.6

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

LowC:L

Integrity

LowI:L

Availability

HighA:H

8.6/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Upstream

CVE-2026-26740

Ecosystems

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0

Timeline

PublishedJun 28, 2026

ModifiedJun 28, 2026