Memory Leak Affecting libpng16-16-32bit package, versions <1.6.40-150600.3.9.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-LIBPNG161632BIT-15202431
  • published4 Feb 2026
  • disclosed3 Feb 2026

Introduced: 3 Feb 2026

CVE-2025-28164  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 libpng16-16-32bit to version 1.6.40-150600.3.9.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpng16-16-32bit package and not the libpng16-16-32bit package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libpng 1.6.43-1.6.46 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via png_create_read_struct() function.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1