USN-6824-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6824-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6824-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6824-1
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Published
2024-06-10T14:27:14.404557Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:38:41Z
Summary
giflib vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that GIFLIB incorrectly handled certain GIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-40633, CVE-2022-28506, CVE-2023-39742)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

4.*

4.1.6-11

5.*

5.1.1-0ubuntu1
5.1.1-0.1
5.1.1-0.2
5.1.2-0.1
5.1.2-0.2
5.1.4-0.3~16.04
5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-0.3~16.04.1+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.4-1
5.1.4-2
5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.1.4-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.4-3ubuntu1
5.1.9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / giflib

Package

Name
giflib
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/giflib@5.1.9-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.1.9-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.1.9-2build1
5.1.9-2build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "giflib-tools",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgif7",
            "binary_version": "5.1.9-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}