RHSA-2026:3968

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2026-03-09 00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-09 09:44
Summary
security update for libpng15
Severity
Important
Notes
Title of the patch: security update for libpng15
Description of the patch: This security update provides a functional equivalent of RHSA-2026:3968. The original Red Hat(R) advisory is available from the Red Hat web site at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3968.
Patchnames: RHSA-2026:3968
Terms of use: CSAF 2.0 data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0).
CVE-2026-25646
7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Affected products
Product Identifier Version Remediation
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 9.6 EMS:libpng15-0:1.5.30-14.el9_6.1.i686 —
Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: SUSE Liberty Linux 9.6 EMS:libpng15-0:1.5.30-14.el9_6.1.x86_64 —
Vendor Fix
Threats
Impact important
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