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ALSA-2026:6445 Not scored

Important: libpng12 security update

The libpng12 package provides libpng 1.2, which is the previous version of the libpng library for manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files. This version should be used in case that it is not possible to use the current version of libpng. Security Fix(es): * libpng: LIBPNG has a heap buffer overflow in png_set_quantize (CVE-2026-25646) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published April 2, 2026
Required by Not available
Last source change April 7, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:8 libpng12

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities ALSA-2026:6445

The libpng12 package provides libpng 1.2, which is the previous version of the libpng library for manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files. This version should be used in case that it is not possible to use the current version of libpng. Security Fix(es): * libpng: LIBPNG has a heap buffer overflow in png_set_quantize (CVE-2026-25646) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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05 / REFERENCES

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