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AlmaLinux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: giflib / giflib-devel / giflib-utils (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1776697883)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 361679

Synopsis

The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The AlmaLinux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1776697883 advisory.

 - giflib v5.2.1 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via the component getarg.c. (CVE-2023-39742)

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 packages based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1776697883.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1776697883

http://www.nessus.org/u?6ea351e9

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 361679

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.6_CLSA-2026-1776697883.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Moderate

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-39742

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-39742

CLSA: 2026:1776697883