Back Linuxsecurity openSUSE: 2026:21076-1 : giflib
- 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).
To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-1098=1
- openSUSE Leap 16.0:
giflib-devel-5.2.2-160000.4.1
giflib-progs-5.2.2-160000.4.1
libgif7-5.2.2-160000.4.1
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