- Issued:
- 2026-04-08
- Updated:
- 2026-04-08
RHSA-2026:7034 - Important: libpng12 security update
Synopsis
Important: libpng12 security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory Important
Topic
An update for libpng12 is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
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.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support Extension | 8.8 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 8.8 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 8.8 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- libpng12-debuginfo-1.2.57-5.el8_8.1.ppc64le.rpm
- libpng12-1.2.57-5.el8_8.1.ppc64le.rpm
- libpng12-1.2.57-5.el8_8.1.i686.rpm
- libpng12-1.2.57-5.el8_8.1.src.rpm
- libpng12-debugsource-1.2.57-5.el8_8.1.i686.rpm
- libpng12-debuginfo-1.2.57-5.el8_8.1.i686.rpm
- libpng12-1.2.57-5.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm
- libpng12-debugsource-1.2.57-5.el8_8.1.ppc64le.rpm
- libpng12-debugsource-1.2.57-5.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm
- libpng12-debuginfo-1.2.57-5.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
References
Additional information
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