RHSA-2026:0241 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: libpng security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · January 7, 2026
Updated · October 31, 2026
Topic
An update for libpng is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
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 libpng packages contain a library of functions for creating and manipulating Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image format files.
Security Fix(es):
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libpng: LIBPNG buffer overflow (CVE-2025-64720)
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libpng: LIBPNG heap buffer overflow (CVE-2025-65018)
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libpng: LIBPNG out-of-bounds read in png_image_read_composite (CVE-2025-66293)
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.