CVE-2025-28164
Published: January 29, 2026Last modified: February 2, 2026
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libpng 1.6.43-1.6.46 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via png_create_read_struct() function.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Notes
The earliest version on 25-LTS is after the vulnerable range.
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | libpng | Fixed (1.6.53-r0) |
| Stream | libpng | Fixed (1.6.47-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | libpng | Fixed (1.6.53-r0) |
| Stream | libpng | Fixed (1.6.47-r0) |