Medium5.0Red Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Denial of Service via buffer overflow in png_create_read_struct() function
CVE-2025-28164 Published Jan 27, 2026
CVE-2025-28164
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Denial of Service via buffer overflow in png_create_read_struct() function. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 5). Weakness: CWE-120. Affected package(s): libpng-main. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:6732 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- libpng-main-1.6.56-1.hum1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:6732
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:6732 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 6 hours ago·verify at source
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