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SUSE libpng16 Moderate Info Disclosure Vulnern 2026-1601-1

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Calendar Grey April 24, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Update patch released addressing moderate risk vulnerability in libpng16 for SUSE Linux, fixing data corruption issues.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for libpng16 fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-34757: information disclosure and data corruption due to use-after- free in `png_set_PLTE`, `png_set_tRNS` and `png_set_hIST` (bsc#1261957). ## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1601=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64) * libpng16-devel-1.6.8-15.24.1 * libpng16-16-1.6.8-15.24.1 * libpng16-16-32bit-1.6.8-15.24.1 * libpng16-16-debuginfo-32bit-1.6.8-15.24.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE information disclosure data corruption libpng16

References

* bsc#1261957

Cross-

* CVE-2026-34757

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-34757 ( SUSE ): 5.1

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-34757 ( SUSE ): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

* CVE-2026-34757 ( NVD ): 5.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-34757.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261957

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1601-1
Release Date: 2026-04-24T11:46:17Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE information disclosure data corruption libpng16

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