diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 0484b3e085..32edd2286d 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/gcr-fix-collection-tests-to-work-with-gpg-21.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/gd-CVE-2018-5711.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/gd-CVE-2018-1000222.patch		\
+  %D%/packages/patches/gd-CVE-2019-6977.patch			\
+  %D%/packages/patches/gd-CVE-2019-6978.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/gd-fix-tests-on-i686.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/gd-freetype-test-failure.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/gdm-CVE-2018-14424.patch			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gd.scm b/gnu/packages/gd.scm
index a53a4f2c2f..c08c1f6758 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gd.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gd.scm
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 (define-public gd
   (package
     (name "gd")
+    (replacement gd/fixed)
     ;; Note: With libgd.org now pointing to github.com, genuine old
     ;; tarballs are no longer available.  Notably, versions 2.0.x are
     ;; missing.
@@ -94,6 +95,16 @@ most common applications of GD involve website development.")
                            "See COPYING file in the distribution."))
     (properties '((cpe-name . "libgd")))))
 
+(define-public gd/fixed
+  (hidden-package
+    (package
+      (inherit gd)
+      (source (origin
+                (inherit (package-source gd))
+                (patches (append (origin-patches (package-source gd))
+                                 (search-patches "gd-CVE-2019-6977.patch"
+                                                 "gd-CVE-2019-6978.patch"))))))))
+
 (define-public perl-gd
   (package
     (name "perl-gd")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/gd-CVE-2019-6977.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/gd-CVE-2019-6977.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b21a8ac619
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/gd-CVE-2019-6977.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+Fix CVE-2019-6977:
+
+https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6977
+
+Patch copied from Debian:
+
+https://salsa.debian.org/debian/libgd2/commit/2d7d3b68bb79843e5271a05543e996fd5a3a8cd1
+
+Description: Heap-based buffer overflow in gdImageColorMatch
+Origin: other, https://gist.github.com/cmb69/1f36d285eb297ed326f5c821d7aafced
+Bug-PHP: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77270
+Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/920645
+Bug-Debian-Security: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-6977
+Forwarded: no
+Author: "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@gmx.de>
+Last-Update: 2019-02-01
+
+At least some of the image reading functions may return images which
+use color indexes greater than or equal to im->colorsTotal.  We cater
+to this by always using a buffer size which is sufficient for
+`gdMaxColors` in `gdImageColorMatch()`.
+---
+
+--- a/src/gd_color_match.c
++++ b/src/gd_color_match.c
+@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ BGD_DECLARE(int) gdImageColorMatch (gdIm
+ 		return -4; /* At least 1 color must be allocated */
+ 	}
+ 
+-	buf = (unsigned long *)gdMalloc(sizeof(unsigned long) * 5 * im2->colorsTotal);
+-	memset (buf, 0, sizeof(unsigned long) * 5 * im2->colorsTotal );
++	buf = (unsigned long *)gdMalloc(sizeof(unsigned long) * 5 * gdMaxColors);
++	memset (buf, 0, sizeof(unsigned long) * 5 * gdMaxColors );
+ 
+ 	for (x=0; x < im1->sx; x++) {
+ 		for( y=0; y<im1->sy; y++ ) {
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/gd-CVE-2019-6978.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/gd-CVE-2019-6978.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69fc5056fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/gd-CVE-2019-6978.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,301 @@
+Fix CVE-2019-6978:
+
+https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-6978
+
+Patch copied from upstream source repository:
+
+https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/553702980ae89c83f2d6e254d62cf82e204956d0
+
+From 553702980ae89c83f2d6e254d62cf82e204956d0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@gmx.de>
+Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:54:55 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix #492: Potential double-free in gdImage*Ptr()
+
+Whenever `gdImage*Ptr()` calls `gdImage*Ctx()` and the latter fails, we
+must not call `gdDPExtractData()`; otherwise a double-free would
+happen.  Since `gdImage*Ctx()` are void functions, and we can't change
+that for BC reasons, we're introducing static helpers which are used
+internally.
+
+We're adding a regression test for `gdImageJpegPtr()`, but not for
+`gdImageGifPtr()` and `gdImageWbmpPtr()` since we don't know how to
+trigger failure of the respective `gdImage*Ctx()` calls.
+
+This potential security issue has been reported by Solmaz Salimi (aka.
+Rooney).
+---
+ src/gd_gif_out.c                  | 18 +++++++++++++++---
+ src/gd_jpeg.c                     | 20 ++++++++++++++++----
+ src/gd_wbmp.c                     | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
+ tests/jpeg/.gitignore             |  1 +
+ tests/jpeg/CMakeLists.txt         |  1 +
+ tests/jpeg/Makemodule.am          |  3 ++-
+ tests/jpeg/jpeg_ptr_double_free.c | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+ 7 files changed, 84 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
+ create mode 100644 tests/jpeg/jpeg_ptr_double_free.c
+
+diff --git a/src/gd_gif_out.c b/src/gd_gif_out.c
+index 298a581..d5a9534 100644
+--- a/src/gd_gif_out.c
++++ b/src/gd_gif_out.c
+@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ static void char_init(GifCtx *ctx);
+ static void char_out(int c, GifCtx *ctx);
+ static void flush_char(GifCtx *ctx);
+ 
++static int _gdImageGifCtx(gdImagePtr im, gdIOCtxPtr out);
+ 
+ 
+ 
+@@ -131,8 +132,11 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void *) gdImageGifPtr(gdImagePtr im, int *size)
+ 	void *rv;
+ 	gdIOCtx *out = gdNewDynamicCtx(2048, NULL);
+ 	if (out == NULL) return NULL;
+-	gdImageGifCtx(im, out);
+-	rv = gdDPExtractData(out, size);
++	if (!_gdImageGifCtx(im, out)) {
++		rv = gdDPExtractData(out, size);
++	} else {
++		rv = NULL;
++	}
+ 	out->gd_free(out);
+ 	return rv;
+ }
+@@ -220,6 +224,12 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdImageGif(gdImagePtr im, FILE *outFile)
+ 
+ */
+ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdImageGifCtx(gdImagePtr im, gdIOCtxPtr out)
++{
++	_gdImageGifCtx(im, out);
++}
++
++/* returns 0 on success, 1 on failure */
++static int _gdImageGifCtx(gdImagePtr im, gdIOCtxPtr out)
+ {
+ 	gdImagePtr pim = 0, tim = im;
+ 	int interlace, BitsPerPixel;
+@@ -231,7 +241,7 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdImageGifCtx(gdImagePtr im, gdIOCtxPtr out)
+ 		based temporary image. */
+ 		pim = gdImageCreatePaletteFromTrueColor(im, 1, 256);
+ 		if(!pim) {
+-			return;
++			return 1;
+ 		}
+ 		tim = pim;
+ 	}
+@@ -247,6 +257,8 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdImageGifCtx(gdImagePtr im, gdIOCtxPtr out)
+ 		/* Destroy palette based temporary image. */
+ 		gdImageDestroy(	pim);
+ 	}
++
++	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+ 
+diff --git a/src/gd_jpeg.c b/src/gd_jpeg.c
+index fc05842..96ef430 100644
+--- a/src/gd_jpeg.c
++++ b/src/gd_jpeg.c
+@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ static void fatal_jpeg_error(j_common_ptr cinfo)
+ 	exit(99);
+ }
+ 
++static int _gdImageJpegCtx(gdImagePtr im, gdIOCtx *outfile, int quality);
++
+ /*
+  * Write IM to OUTFILE as a JFIF-formatted JPEG image, using quality
+  * QUALITY.  If QUALITY is in the range 0-100, increasing values
+@@ -231,8 +233,11 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void *) gdImageJpegPtr(gdImagePtr im, int *size, int quality)
+ 	void *rv;
+ 	gdIOCtx *out = gdNewDynamicCtx(2048, NULL);
+ 	if (out == NULL) return NULL;
+-	gdImageJpegCtx(im, out, quality);
+-	rv = gdDPExtractData(out, size);
++	if (!_gdImageJpegCtx(im, out, quality)) {
++		rv = gdDPExtractData(out, size);
++	} else {
++		rv = NULL;
++	}
+ 	out->gd_free(out);
+ 	return rv;
+ }
+@@ -253,6 +258,12 @@ void jpeg_gdIOCtx_dest(j_compress_ptr cinfo, gdIOCtx *outfile);
+ 
+ */
+ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdImageJpegCtx(gdImagePtr im, gdIOCtx *outfile, int quality)
++{
++	_gdImageJpegCtx(im, outfile, quality);
++}
++
++/* returns 0 on success, 1 on failure */
++static int _gdImageJpegCtx(gdImagePtr im, gdIOCtx *outfile, int quality)
+ {
+ 	struct jpeg_compress_struct cinfo;
+ 	struct jpeg_error_mgr jerr;
+@@ -287,7 +298,7 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdImageJpegCtx(gdImagePtr im, gdIOCtx *outfile, int quality)
+ 		if(row) {
+ 			gdFree(row);
+ 		}
+-		return;
++		return 1;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	cinfo.err->emit_message = jpeg_emit_message;
+@@ -328,7 +339,7 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdImageJpegCtx(gdImagePtr im, gdIOCtx *outfile, int quality)
+ 	if(row == 0) {
+ 		gd_error("gd-jpeg: error: unable to allocate JPEG row structure: gdCalloc returns NULL\n");
+ 		jpeg_destroy_compress(&cinfo);
+-		return;
++		return 1;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	rowptr[0] = row;
+@@ -405,6 +416,7 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdImageJpegCtx(gdImagePtr im, gdIOCtx *outfile, int quality)
+ 	jpeg_finish_compress(&cinfo);
+ 	jpeg_destroy_compress(&cinfo);
+ 	gdFree(row);
++	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+ 
+diff --git a/src/gd_wbmp.c b/src/gd_wbmp.c
+index f19a1c9..a49bdbe 100644
+--- a/src/gd_wbmp.c
++++ b/src/gd_wbmp.c
+@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ int gd_getin(void *in)
+ 	return (gdGetC((gdIOCtx *)in));
+ }
+ 
++static int _gdImageWBMPCtx(gdImagePtr image, int fg, gdIOCtx *out);
++
+ /*
+ 	Function: gdImageWBMPCtx
+ 
+@@ -100,6 +102,12 @@ int gd_getin(void *in)
+ 		out   - the stream where to write
+ */
+ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdImageWBMPCtx(gdImagePtr image, int fg, gdIOCtx *out)
++{
++	_gdImageWBMPCtx(image, fg, out);
++}
++
++/* returns 0 on success, 1 on failure */
++static int _gdImageWBMPCtx(gdImagePtr image, int fg, gdIOCtx *out)
+ {
+ 	int x, y, pos;
+ 	Wbmp *wbmp;
+@@ -107,7 +115,7 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdImageWBMPCtx(gdImagePtr image, int fg, gdIOCtx *out)
+ 	/* create the WBMP */
+ 	if((wbmp = createwbmp(gdImageSX(image), gdImageSY(image), WBMP_WHITE)) == NULL) {
+ 		gd_error("Could not create WBMP\n");
+-		return;
++		return 1;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/* fill up the WBMP structure */
+@@ -123,11 +131,15 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void) gdImageWBMPCtx(gdImagePtr image, int fg, gdIOCtx *out)
+ 
+ 	/* write the WBMP to a gd file descriptor */
+ 	if(writewbmp(wbmp, &gd_putout, out)) {
++		freewbmp(wbmp);
+ 		gd_error("Could not save WBMP\n");
++		return 1;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/* des submitted this bugfix: gdFree the memory. */
+ 	freewbmp(wbmp);
++
++	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+ /*
+@@ -271,8 +283,11 @@ BGD_DECLARE(void *) gdImageWBMPPtr(gdImagePtr im, int *size, int fg)
+ 	void *rv;
+ 	gdIOCtx *out = gdNewDynamicCtx(2048, NULL);
+ 	if (out == NULL) return NULL;
+-	gdImageWBMPCtx(im, fg, out);
+-	rv = gdDPExtractData(out, size);
++	if (!_gdImageWBMPCtx(im, fg, out)) {
++		rv = gdDPExtractData(out, size);
++	} else {
++		rv = NULL;
++	}
+ 	out->gd_free(out);
+ 	return rv;
+ }
+#diff --git a/tests/jpeg/.gitignore b/tests/jpeg/.gitignore
+#index c28aa87..13bcf04 100644
+#--- a/tests/jpeg/.gitignore
+#+++ b/tests/jpeg/.gitignore
+#@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
+# /jpeg_empty_file
+# /jpeg_im2im
+# /jpeg_null
+#+/jpeg_ptr_double_free
+# /jpeg_read
+# /jpeg_resolution
+diff --git a/tests/jpeg/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/jpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+index 19964b0..a8d8162 100644
+--- a/tests/jpeg/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/tests/jpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ IF(JPEG_FOUND)
+ LIST(APPEND TESTS_FILES
+ 	jpeg_empty_file
+ 	jpeg_im2im
++	jpeg_ptr_double_free
+ 	jpeg_null
+ )
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/jpeg/Makemodule.am b/tests/jpeg/Makemodule.am
+index 7e5d317..b89e169 100644
+--- a/tests/jpeg/Makemodule.am
++++ b/tests/jpeg/Makemodule.am
+@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ if HAVE_LIBJPEG
+ libgd_test_programs += \
+ 	jpeg/jpeg_empty_file \
+ 	jpeg/jpeg_im2im \
+-	jpeg/jpeg_null
++	jpeg/jpeg_null \
++	jpeg/jpeg_ptr_double_free
+ 
+ if HAVE_LIBPNG
+ libgd_test_programs += \
+diff --git a/tests/jpeg/jpeg_ptr_double_free.c b/tests/jpeg/jpeg_ptr_double_free.c
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000..df5a510
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/tests/jpeg/jpeg_ptr_double_free.c
+@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
++/**
++ * Test that failure to convert to JPEG returns NULL
++ *
++ * We are creating an image, set its width to zero, and pass this image to
++ * `gdImageJpegPtr()` which is supposed to fail, and as such should return NULL.
++ *
++ * See also <https://github.com/libgd/libgd/issues/381>
++ */
++
++
++#include "gd.h"
++#include "gdtest.h"
++
++
++int main()
++{
++    gdImagePtr src, dst;
++    int size;
++
++    src = gdImageCreateTrueColor(1, 10);
++    gdTestAssert(src != NULL);
++
++    src->sx = 0; /* this hack forces gdImageJpegPtr() to fail */
++
++    dst = gdImageJpegPtr(src, &size, 0);
++    gdTestAssert(dst == NULL);
++
++    gdImageDestroy(src);
++
++    return gdNumFailures();
++}
+-- 
+2.20.1
+
