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Red Hat Security Advisory: libpng security update

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High
Published: 03/03/2026 (03/03/2026, 00:14:50 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in the libpng library used for handling PNG image files in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. These include information disclosure and denial of service via integer truncation in the simplified write API, denial of service and information disclosure via heap buffer over-read in png_image_finish_read, and a heap buffer overflow in png_set_quantize. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address these issues.

Affected software

Affected versions
>=9.2 <9.2.2

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AILast updated: 07/04/2026, 23:11:15 UTC

Technical Analysis

The libpng library in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 contains three distinct security vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-22801 involves information disclosure and denial of service caused by integer truncation in the simplified write API; CVE-2026-22695 involves denial of service and information disclosure due to a heap buffer over-read in the png_image_finish_read function; and CVE-2026-25646 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the png_set_quantize function. These vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions and potential leakage of sensitive information. Red Hat has released updated libpng packages to remediate these issues.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause denial of service conditions and potentially disclose sensitive information by manipulating PNG image processing. The heap buffer overflow could also lead to memory corruption. These issues affect systems using the vulnerable libpng versions in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2, potentially impacting applications that process PNG images.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated libpng packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:3575 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official patch.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2026:3575
Cve Count
3
Additional Cves
["CVE-2026-22801","CVE-2026-25646"]
Cvss Version
null

Threat ID: 6a1f4e86e29bf47b5007ec92

Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:43:34 UTC

Last enriched: 07/04/2026, 23:11:15 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:24:46 UTC

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