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AlmaLinux 10 : giflib (ALSA-2026:8858)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 307558
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2026:8858 advisory.* giflib: Giflib: Double-free vulnerability leading to memory corruption (CVE-2026-23868)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected giflib and / or giflib-devel packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 307558
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-8858.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 4/20/2026
Updated: 4/20/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23868
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:giflib-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:giflib, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-23868