Source: giflib
Version: 5.2.2-1
Severity: important
Tags: security upstream
X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Security Team <[email protected]>

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for giflib.

CVE-2026-26740[0]:
| Buffer Overflow vulnerability in giflib v.5.2.2 allows a remote
| attacker to cause a denial of service via the EGifGCBToExtension
| overwriting an existing Graphic Control Extension block without
| validating its allocated size.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-26740
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26740
[1] 
https://github.com/zakkanijia/POC/blob/main/giflib/giftool/giflib_giftool_gce_len_heap_oobwrite_disclosure.md

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore

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