--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2017-bad9942e42
2017-04-15 18:25:31.197107
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name        : libpng12
Product     : Fedora 25
Version     : 1.2.57
Release     : 1.fc25
URL         : http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/
Summary     : Old version of libpng, needed to run old binaries
Description :
The libpng12 package provides libpng 1.2, an older version of the libpng
library for manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files.
This version should be used only if you are unable to use the current
version of libpng.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

* Update to upstream release **1.2.57**. * Fixes **CVE-2016-10087**.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1409617 - CVE-2016-10087 libpng: NULL pointer dereference in png_set_text_2()
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409617
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade libpng12' at the command line.
For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/security/
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Fedora 25: libpng12 Security Update

April 15, 2017
* Update to upstream release **1.2.57**

Summary

The libpng12 package provides libpng 1.2, an older version of the libpng

library for manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files.

This version should be used only if you are unable to use the current

version of libpng.

* Update to upstream release **1.2.57**. * Fixes **CVE-2016-10087**.

[ 1 ] Bug #1409617 - CVE-2016-10087 libpng: NULL pointer dereference in png_set_text_2()

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409617

su -c 'dnf upgrade libpng12' at the command line.

For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

https://fedoraproject.org/security/

package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org

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FEDORA-2017-bad9942e42 2017-04-15 18:25:31.197107 Product : Fedora 25 Version : 1.2.57 Release : 1.fc25 URL : http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/ Summary : Old version of libpng, needed to run old binaries Description : The libpng12 package provides libpng 1.2, an older version of the libpng library for manipulating PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image format files. This version should be used only if you are unable to use the current version of libpng. * Update to upstream release **1.2.57**. * Fixes **CVE-2016-10087**. [ 1 ] Bug #1409617 - CVE-2016-10087 libpng: NULL pointer dereference in png_set_text_2() https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1409617 su -c 'dnf upgrade libpng12' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to package-announce-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org

Change Log

References

Update Instructions

Severity
Product : Fedora 25
Version : 1.2.57
Release : 1.fc25
URL : http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/
Summary : Old version of libpng, needed to run old binaries

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