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openSUSE 15.6 libjpeg Significant Memory Overflow Concern SUSE-2026:0460-1

opensuse
Calendar Grey January 22, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Update for openSUSE addresses moderate issues in libpng16 affecting multiple versions.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description

This update for libpng16 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2026-22695: Fixed heap buffer over-read in png_image_finish_read

(bsc#1256525)

* CVE-2026-22801: Fixed integer truncation causing heap buffer over-read in

png_image_write_* (bsc#1256526).

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate OpenSUSE buffer over-read integer truncation libpng16

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-234=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-234=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-234=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-devel-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-tools-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-16-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-tools-debuginfo-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-debugsource-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

* libpng16-16-32bit-debuginfo-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-compat-devel-32bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-devel-32bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)

* libpng16-devel-64bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-16-64bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-16-64bit-debuginfo-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-compat-devel-64bit-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* libpng16-16-debuginfo-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-devel-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-16-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

* libpng16-compat-devel-1.6.40-150600.3.6.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1256525

* bsc#1256526

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22695.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-22801.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256525

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256526

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0234-1
Release Date: 2026-01-22T12:24:52Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate OpenSUSE buffer over-read integer truncation libpng16

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