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High ELSA-2026-0251 1 CVE

Important: libpng security update (Oracle Linux 7)

Published Jan 22, 2026 · Updated Jan 22, 2026

Summary

[2:1.5.13-8.0.1]
- Fix CVE-2025-64720 [Orabug: 38824465]

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 7 libpng 2:1.5.13-8.0.1.el7
Oracle Linux · 7 libpng-devel 2:1.5.13-8.0.1.el7
Oracle Linux · 7 libpng-static 2:1.5.13-8.0.1.el7

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.1
    CVE-2025-64720 Public exploit

    LIBPNG is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in `png_image_read_composite` via incorrect palette premultiplication

    LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From version 1.6.0 to before 1.6.51, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in png_image_read_composite when proces…