CVE-2025-28162 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-LIBPNG16-15131427
  • published4 Feb 2026
  • disclosed27 Jan 2026

Introduced: 27 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-28162  (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 the pngimage with AddressSanitizer (ASan), the program leaks memory in various locations, eventually leading to high memory usage and causing the program to become unresponsive

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1