USN-8081-1: libpng vulnerabilities

Publication date

11 March 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in libpng.


Packages

  • libpng - PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file library

Details

It was discovered that libpng did not properly handle memory when processing
certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libpng
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or disclose sensitive information.
(CVE-2025-64505)

Joshua Inscoe discovered that libpng did not properly handle memory when
processing certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, disclose sensitive
information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-25646)

It was discovered that libpng did not properly handle memory when processing
certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libpng
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or disclose sensitive information.
(CVE-2025-64505)

Joshua Inscoe discovered that libpng did not properly handle memory when
processing certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, disclose sensitive
information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-25646)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 LTS xenial libpng12-0 –  1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm2  
14.04 LTS trusty libpng12-0 –  1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm1  

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