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SUSE-SU-2024:0786-1 Not scored

Security update for giflib

This update for giflib fixes the following issues: Update to version 5.2.2 * Fixes for CVE-2023-48161 (bsc#1217390), CVE-2022-28506 (bsc#1198880) * #138 Documentation for obsolete utilities still installed * #139: Typo in 'LZW image data' page ('110_2 = 4_10') * #140: Typo in 'LZW image data' page ('LWZ') * #141: Typo in 'Bits and bytes' page ('filed') * Note as already fixed SF issue #143: cannot compile under mingw * #144: giflib-5.2.1 cannot be build on windows and other platforms using c89 * #145: Remove manual pages installation for binaries that are not installed too * #146: [PATCH] Limit installed man pages to binaries, move giflib to section 7 * #147 [PATCH] Fixes to doc/whatsinagif/ content * #148: heap Out of Bound Read in gif2rgb.c:298 DumpScreen2RGB * Declared no-info on SF issue #150: There is a denial of service vulnerability in GIFLIB 5.2.1 * Declared Won't-fix on SF issue 149: Out of source builds no longer possible * #151: A heap-buffer-overflow in gif2rgb.c:294:45 * #152: Fix some typos on the html documentation and man pages * #153: Fix segmentation faults due to non correct checking for args * #154: Recover the giffilter manual page * #155: Add gifsponge docs * #157: An OutofMemory-Exception or Memory Leak in gif2rgb * #158: There is a null pointer problem in gif2rgb * #159 A heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB5.2.1 DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45 * #163: detected memory leaks in openbsd_reallocarray giflib/openbsd-reallocarray.c * #164: detected memory leaks in GifMakeMapObject giflib/gifalloc.c * #166: a read zero page leads segment fault in getarg.c and memory leaks in gif2rgb.c and gifmalloc.c * #167: Heap-Buffer Overflow during Image Saving in DumpScreen2RGB Function at Line 321 of gif2rgb.c

Exploit probability Not scored
Published March 6, 2024
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Enterprise Storage 7.1 giflib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS giflib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS giflib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS giflib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS giflib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 giflib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS giflib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS giflib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS giflib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 giflib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 giflib
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 giflib
SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.3 giflib
SUSE:Manager Server 4.3 giflib
openSUSE:Leap 15.5 giflib

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2024:0786-1

This update for giflib fixes the following issues: Update to version 5.2.2 * Fixes for CVE-2023-48161 (bsc#1217390), CVE-2022-28506 (bsc#1198880) * #138 Documentation for obsolete utilities still installed * #139: Typo in 'LZW image data' page ('110_2 = 4_10') * #140: Typo in 'LZW image data' page ('LWZ') * #141: Typo in 'Bits and bytes' page ('filed') * Note as already fixed SF issue #143: cannot compile under mingw * #144: giflib-5.2.1 cannot be build on windows and other platforms using c89 * #145: Remove manual pages installation for binaries that are not installed too * #146: [PATCH] Limit installed man pages to binaries, move giflib to section 7 * #147 [PATCH] Fixes to doc/whatsinagif/ content * #148: heap Out of Bound Read in gif2rgb.c:298 DumpScreen2RGB * Declared no-info on SF issue #150: There is a denial of service vulnerability in GIFLIB 5.2.1 * Declared Won't-fix on SF issue 149: Out of source builds no longer possible * #151: A heap-buffer-overflow in gif2rgb.c:294:45 * #152: Fix some typos on the html documentation and man pages * #153: Fix segmentation faults due to non correct checking for args * #154: Recover the giffilter manual page * #155: Add gifsponge docs * #157: An OutofMemory-Exception or Memory Leak in gif2rgb * #158: There is a null pointer problem in gif2rgb * #159 A heap-buffer-overflow in GIFLIB5.2.1 DumpScreen2RGB() in gif2rgb.c:298:45 * #163: detected memory leaks in openbsd_reallocarray giflib/openbsd-reallocarray.c * #164: detected memory leaks in GifMakeMapObject giflib/gifalloc.c * #166: a read zero page leads segment fault in getarg.c and memory leaks in gif2rgb.c and gifmalloc.c * #167: Heap-Buffer Overflow during Image Saving in DumpScreen2RGB Function at Line 321 of gif2rgb.c

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence