RHSA-2026:50808 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: libpng security update
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · August 5, 2026
Updated · October 31, 2026
Topic
An update for libpng is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. 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):
- libpng: libpng: Arbitrary code execution due to use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-33416)
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.