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libpng1.6 vulnerabilities

Published Dec 11, 2025 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when processing
certain PNG files, which could result in an out-of-bounds memory access.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-64505)

It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when processing
8-bit images through the simplified write API with 'convert_to_8bit'
enabled, which could result in an out-of-bounds memory access. If a user
or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted 8-bit
PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-64506)

It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when processing
palette images with 'PNG_FLAG_OPTIMIZE_ALPHA' enabled, which could result
in an out-of-bounds memory access. If a user or automated system were
tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use
this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-64720)

It was discovered that libpng incorrectly handled memory when processing
6-bit interlaced PNGs with 8-bit output format, which could result in an
out-of-bounds memory access. If a user or automated system were tricked
into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this
issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2025-65018)

Fixed packages 6

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS libpng1.6 1.6.37-3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS libpng1.6 1.6.43-5ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu · 25.10 libpng1.6 1.6.50-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS libpng1.6 1.6.20-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS libpng1.6 1.6.34-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS libpng1.6 1.6.37-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-64505
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-64506
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-64720
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-65018