# CVE-2026-23868: Giflib contains a double-free vulnerability that is the result of a shallow copy in GifMakeSavedImage and incorrect error handling.

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-10 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- giflib: from 5.0.0, through 6.1.1

## Description

Giflib contains a double-free vulnerability that is the result of a shallow copy in GifMakeSavedImage and incorrect error handling. The conditions needed to trigger this vulnerability are difficult but may be possible.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on giflib, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2026-23868
- https://sourceforge.net/p/giflib/code/ci/f5b7267aed3665ef025c13823e454170d031c106/tree/gifalloc.c?diff=5146815377b7395944cb683a08c43eee3f631eb7

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