Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2026· Updated Jan 13, 2026
LIBPNG has a heap buffer over-read in png_image_read_direct_scaled (regression from CVE-2025-65018 fix)
CVE-2026-22695
Description
LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From 1.6.51 to 1.6.53, there is a heap buffer over-read in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing interlaced 16-bit PNGs with 8-bit output format and non-minimal row stride. This is a regression introduced by the fix for CVE-2025-65018. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.54.
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Affected products
40- osv-coords38 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/libpngpkg:apk/chainguard/libpng-devpkg:apk/chainguard/libpng-docpkg:apk/chainguard/libpng-staticpkg:apk/chainguard/libpng-utilspkg:apk/wolfi/libpngpkg:apk/wolfi/libpng-devpkg:apk/wolfi/libpng-docpkg:apk/wolfi/libpng-staticpkg:apk/wolfi/libpng-utilspkg:rpm/almalinux/libpngpkg:rpm/almalinux/libpng-develpkg:rpm/almalinux/mingw32-libpngpkg:rpm/almalinux/mingw32-libpng-staticpkg:rpm/almalinux/mingw64-libpngpkg:rpm/almalinux/mingw64-libpng-staticpkg:rpm/opensuse/libpng16&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/opensuse/libpng16&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/libpng16&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.3pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.4pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.5pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP5-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20applications%2016.0pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20LTSS%20Extended%20Security%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.0pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.1pkg:rpm/suse/libpng16&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Micro%206.2
< 1.6.54-r0+ 37 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.54-r0
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- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.54-r0
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- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.6.37-12.el9_7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 2:1.6.37-12.el9_7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-2.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-2.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-2.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-2.el8_10
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.40-150600.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.44-160000.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.54-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-150000.3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-150000.3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-150000.3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-150000.3.19.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-150000.3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-150000.3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.40-150600.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-150000.3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-150000.3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.44-160000.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-150000.3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.34-150000.3.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.44-160000.4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.8-15.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.43-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.43-slfo.1.1_3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.44-160000.4.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/218612ddd6b17944e21eda56caf8b4bf7779d1eamitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/e4f7ad4ea2mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/778mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/pnggroup/libpng/security/advisories/GHSA-mmq5-27w3-rxppmitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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