Security update for libpng16

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0583-1
Release Date: 2026-02-20T10:02:37Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-25646 ( SUSE ): 8.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2026-25646 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2026-25646 ( NVD ): 8.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
  • CVE-2026-25646 ( NVD ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libpng16 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2026-25646: heap buffer overflow vulnerability in png_set_dither/png_set_quantize (bsc#1258020).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-583=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-583=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libpng16-devel-1.6.8-15.18.1
    • libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.8-15.18.1
    • libpng16-debugsource-1.6.8-15.18.1
    • libpng16-16-1.6.8-15.18.1
    • libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.8-15.18.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (s390x x86_64)
    • libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.8-15.18.1
    • libpng16-16-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.8-15.18.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • libpng16-devel-1.6.8-15.18.1
    • libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.8-15.18.1
    • libpng16-16-1.6.8-15.18.1
    • libpng16-debugsource-1.6.8-15.18.1
    • libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.8-15.18.1
    • libpng16-16-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.8-15.18.1
    • libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.8-15.18.1

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