Security update for libpng16
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2026:20523-1 |
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| Release Date: | 2026-02-26T10:50:58Z |
| Rating: | important |
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An update that solves five vulnerabilities can now be installed.
Description:
This update for libpng16 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2025-28162: memory leaks when running
pngimage(bsc#1257364). - CVE-2025-28164: memory leaks when running
pngimage(bsc#1257365). - CVE-2026-22695: heap buffer over-read in png_image_finish_read (bsc#1256525).
- CVE-2026-22801: integer truncation causing heap buffer over-read in png_image_write_* (bsc#1256526).
- 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:
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SUSE Linux Micro 6.0
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-593=1
Package List:
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SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
- libpng16-16-1.6.43-3.1
- libpng16-debugsource-1.6.43-3.1
- libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.43-3.1
References:
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-28162.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-28164.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22695.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22801.html
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-25646.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256525
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256526
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257364
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257365
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1258020