SUSE-SU-2024:0786-1: Security update for giflib

Published Mar 7, 2024
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Updated

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 ("1102 = 410")

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 openbsdreallocarray 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

Affected Software

91 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
SUSE openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-progs<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-progs-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<32bit-5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
32bit-5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<32bit-debuginfo-5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
32bit-debuginfo-5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<32bit-5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
32bit-5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
All of the following
SUSE SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (aarch64 x86_64)
Any of the following
suse/giflib-devel<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7-debuginfo<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/libgif7<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
suse/giflib-debugsource<5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
5.2.2-150000.4.13.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libgif7 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/giflib-progs to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/giflib-progs-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/giflib-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libgif7-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/giflib-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/giflib-devel to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 32bit-5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libgif7 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 32bit-debuginfo-5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade suse/libgif7 to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 32bit-5.2.2-150000.4.13.1
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade giflib to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 5.2.2

Event History

Mar 7, 2024
Advisory Published
via SUSE·08:30 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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