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libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202511-06

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpng, the worst of which could lead to execution of arbitrary code.

Affected packages

Package media-libs/libpng on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.6.51
Unaffected versions >= 1.6.51

Background

libpng is the official PNG reference library used to read, write and manipulate PNG images.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libpng. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libpng users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libpng-1.6.51"

References

Release date
November 26, 2025

Latest revision
November 26, 2025: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
remote

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