Mageia alert MGASA-2026-0038 (libpng)

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[updates-announce] MGASA-2026-0038: Updated libpng packages fix security vulnerability
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Thu, 12 Feb 2026 06:55:28 +0100
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Article
MGASA-2026-0038 - Updated libpng packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 12 Feb 2026
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0038.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2026-25646

Description:
Heap buffer overflow in png_set_quantize when called with no histogram
and a palette larger than twice the requested maximum number of colors.
(CVE-2026-25646)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35115
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/02/09/7
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-2...

SRPMS:
- 9/core/libpng-1.6.38-1.4.mga9