Mageia 9 libpng Important Use-After-Free and OOB Read MGASA-2026-0070
mageia
March 28, 2026
MGASA-2026-0070 - Updated libpng packages fix security vulnerabilities
Summary
Description:
Use-after-free via pointer aliasing in png_set_tRNS and png_set_PLTE.
(CVE-2026-33416)
Out-of-bounds read/write in the palette expansion on ARM Neon.
(CVE-2026-33636)
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35279
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/26/1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-33416
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-33636
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 9/core/libpng-1.6.38-1.5.mga9
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Publication date: 28 Mar 2026
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2026-0070.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2026-33416,
CVE-2026-33636
Topics Covered
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