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Ubuntu 25.10: Fix for libpng Critical Denial of Service Issue USN-7963-1

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Calendar Grey January 14, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several critical issues fixed in libpng for Ubuntu releases. Update now to prevent denial of service attacks.
Several security issues were fixed in libpng.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libpng. Software Description: - libpng1.6: PNG (Portable Network Graphics) file library Details: It was discovered that the libpng simplified API incorrectly processed palette PNG images with partial transparency and gamma correction. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-66293) Petr Simecek, Stanislav Fort and Pavel Kohout discovered that the libpng simplified API incorrectly processed interlaced 16-bit PNGs with 8-bit output format and non-minimal row strides. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 libpng16-16t64 1.6.50-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 25.04 libpng16-16t64 1.6.47-1.1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libpng16-16t64 1.6.43-5ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libpng16-16 1.6.37-3ubuntu0.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7963-1

CVE-2025-66293, CVE-2026-22695, CVE-2026-22801

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7963-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng1.6/1.6.50-1ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng1.6/1.6.47-1.1ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng1.6/1.6.43-5ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libpng1.6/1.6.37-3ubuntu0.3

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