Security update for libpng12

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:4432-1
Release Date: 2025-12-17T13:07:34Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-64505 ( SUSE ): 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-64505 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-64505 ( NVD ): 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libpng12 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-64505: Fixed heap buffer over-read in png_do_quantize via malformed palette index (bsc#1254157)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2025-4432=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-4432=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2025-4432=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libpng12-0-debuginfo-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-0-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-devel-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-debugsource-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libpng12-devel-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-debugsource-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-compat-devel-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-0-debuginfo-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-0-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • libpng12-compat-devel-32bit-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-devel-32bit-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-0-32bit-debuginfo-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-0-32bit-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libpng12-0-debuginfo-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-0-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-devel-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1
    • libpng12-debugsource-1.2.57-150000.4.3.1

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