giflib - Debian Package Tracker

general

source: giflib (main)
version: 5.2.2-1
maintainer: David Suárez (DMD)
arch: any
std-ver: 4.6.1
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 5.1.9-2
oldstable: 5.2.1-2.5
stable: 5.2.2-1
testing: 5.2.2-1
unstable: 5.2.2-1

versioned links

5.1.9-2: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
5.2.1-2.5: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
5.2.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

giflib-tools (1 bugs: 0, 1, 0, 0)
libgif-dev
libgif7

action needed

Problems while searching for a new upstream version high

uscan had problems while searching for a new upstream version:

In debian/watch no matching files for watch source
  https://sourceforge.net/projects/giflib/files

Created: 2026-03-11 Last update: 2026-05-06 22:30

Multiarch hinter reports 2 issue(s) high

There are issues with the multiarch metadata for this package.

libgif-dev conflicts on /usr/share/doc/libgif-dev/changelog.Debian.gz on loong64 <-> amd64, arm64, armhf and 4 more
libgif7 conflicts on /usr/share/doc/libgif7/changelog.Debian.gz on loong64 <-> amd64, arm64, armhf and 4 more

Created: 2026-04-19 Last update: 2026-05-06 20:31

2 security issues in trixie high

There are 2 open security issues in trixie.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-23868: 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.
CVE-2026-26740: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in giflib v.5.2.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the EGifGCBToExtension overwriting an existing Graphic Control Extension block without validating its allocated size.

Created: 2025-04-08 Last update: 2026-05-06 13:30

2 security issues in sid high

There are 2 open security issues in sid.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-23868: 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.
CVE-2026-26740: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in giflib v.5.2.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the EGifGCBToExtension overwriting an existing Graphic Control Extension block without validating its allocated size.

Created: 2025-04-08 Last update: 2026-05-06 13:30

2 security issues in forky high

There are 2 open security issues in forky.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-23868: 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.
CVE-2026-26740: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in giflib v.5.2.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the EGifGCBToExtension overwriting an existing Graphic Control Extension block without validating its allocated size.

Created: 2025-08-09 Last update: 2026-05-06 13:30

2 security issues in bullseye high

There are 2 open security issues in bullseye.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-23868: 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.
CVE-2026-26740: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in giflib v.5.2.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the EGifGCBToExtension overwriting an existing Graphic Control Extension block without validating its allocated size.

Created: 2026-03-12 Last update: 2026-05-06 13:30

2 security issues in bookworm high

There are 2 open security issues in bookworm.

2 important issues:

CVE-2026-23868: 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.
CVE-2026-26740: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in giflib v.5.2.2 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the EGifGCBToExtension overwriting an existing Graphic Control Extension block without validating its allocated size.

Created: 2025-04-08 Last update: 2026-05-06 13:30

2 bugs tagged patch in the BTS normal

The BTS contains patches fixing 2 bugs (4 if counting merged bugs), consider including or untagging them.

Created: 2026-04-06 Last update: 2026-05-07 02:00

debian/patches: 3 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 7 debian patches available in version 5.2.2-1 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

3 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2024-02-27 10:11

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.4 instead of 4.6.1).

Created: 2022-05-11 Last update: 2026-03-31 15:01

news

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[2024-03-03] giflib 5.2.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-02-26] Accepted giflib 5.2.2-1 (source) into unstable (David Suárez) (signed by: David Suárez Rodríguez)
[2022-12-05] Accepted giflib 5.1.4-3+deb10u1 (source) into oldstable (Helmut Grohne)
[2022-06-18] giflib 5.2.1-2.5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-06-18] giflib 5.2.1-2.5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-06-12] Accepted giflib 5.2.1-2.5 (source) into unstable (Graham Inggs)
[2022-05-03] giflib 5.2.1-2.4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-04-27] Accepted giflib 5.2.1-2.4 (source) into unstable (Mattia Rizzolo)
[2022-04-27] giflib 5.1.9-2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-04-22] Accepted giflib 5.2.1-2.3 (source) into experimental (Vasyl Gello) (signed by: Mattia Rizzolo)
[2022-04-21] Accepted giflib 5.1.9-2.1 (source) into unstable (Vasyl Gello) (signed by: Mattia Rizzolo)
[2022-04-16] Accepted giflib 5.2.1-2.2 (source) into experimental (Mattia Rizzolo)
[2021-06-07] Accepted giflib 5.2.1-2.1 (source) into experimental (Mattia Rizzolo)
[2021-02-02] giflib 5.1.9-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-01-27] Accepted giflib 5.1.9-2 (source) into unstable (David Suárez) (signed by: Sam Hartman)
[2019-12-18] giflib 5.1.9-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2019-12-13] Accepted giflib 5.1.9-1 (source) into unstable (David Suárez) (signed by: Adam Borowski)
[2019-08-25] Accepted giflib 5.2.1-2 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2019-08-19] Accepted giflib 5.2.1-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2019-03-17] Accepted giflib 5.1.8-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2019-03-17] Accepted giflib 5.1.7-1 (source) into experimental (Andreas Metzler)
[2018-06-11] giflib 5.1.4-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-06-05] Accepted giflib 5.1.4-3 (source) into unstable (Salvatore Bonaccorso)
[2018-02-22] giflib 5.1.4-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2018-02-11] Accepted giflib 5.1.4-2 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2017-08-12] giflib 5.1.4-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2017-08-01] Accepted giflib 5.1.4-1 (source) into unstable (Andreas Metzler)
[2016-10-31] giflib 5.1.4-0.4 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2016-10-25] Accepted giflib 5.1.4-0.4 (source amd64) into unstable (Paolo Greppi) (signed by: Yaroslav Halchenko)
[2016-06-16] giflib 5.1.4-0.3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)

bugs [bug history graph]

all: 6 9
RC: 2 4
I&N: 4 5
M&W: 0
F&P: 0
patch: 2 4

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ubuntu

[Information about Ubuntu for Debian Developers]

version: 5.2.2-1ubuntu3
4 bugs
patches for 5.2.2-1ubuntu3