GLSA 202511-06: libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	11/26/2025
Bugs:	#966340
ID:	202511-06

Synopsis

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

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-libs/libpng	< 1.6.51	>= 1.6.51	All supported architectures

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

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202511-06.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.