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<h1>Security update for libpng16</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:0234-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-01-22T12:24:52Z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
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<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256525">bsc#1256525</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256526">bsc#1256526</a>
</li>
</ul>
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</tr>
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<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22695.html">CVE-2026-22695</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22801.html">CVE-2026-22801</a>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>CVSS scores:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-22695</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-22695</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-22695</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-22695</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-22801</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.0</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-22801</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-22801</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2026-22801</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
</ul>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">Basesystem Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7</li>
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<p>An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for libpng16 fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2026-22695: Fixed heap buffer over-read in png_image_finish_read (bsc#1256525)</li>
<li>CVE-2026-22801: Fixed integer truncation causing heap buffer over-read in png_image_write_* (bsc#1256526).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-234=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-234=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Basesystem Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-234=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
<ul>
<li>libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-devel-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-tools-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-16-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-tools-debuginfo-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-debugsource-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libpng16-16-32bit-debuginfo-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-compat-devel-32bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-devel-32bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
<ul>
<li>libpng16-devel-64bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-16-64bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-16-64bit-debuginfo-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-compat-devel-64bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-devel-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-16-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-debugsource-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libpng16-16-32bit-debuginfo-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
<li>libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22695.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22695.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22801.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22801.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256525">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256525</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256526">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256526</a>
</li>
</ul>
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