Memory Leak Affecting libpng1.6 package, versions <1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2404-LIBPNG16-15131420
  • published31 Jan 2026
  • disclosed27 Jan 2026

Introduced: 27 Jan 2026

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:24.04 libpng1.6 to version 1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpng1.6 package and not the libpng1.6 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:24.04 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

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