Fix CVE(s): CVE-2026-46675
* SECURITY UPDATE: use-after-free through stale zstream pointers - debian/patches/CVE-2026-46675.patch: add png_inflate_detach_buffers to clear the zstream input and output pointers and counters, and call it on claim in png_inflate_claim and on release in png_decompress_chunk, png_handle_iCCP and png_read_finish_IDAT (pngrutil.c), so that png_read_end called before row reading no longer inflates through a stale next_in into a freed buffer - CVE-2026-46675
- Products
- libpng-dev, libpng-tools, libpng16-16
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.6.37-2+tuxcare.els6
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-46675
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 11:45 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
* SECURITY UPDATE: use-after-free through stale zstream pointers - debian/patches/CVE-2026-46675.patch: add png_inflate_detach_buffers to clear the zstream input and output pointers and counters, and call it on claim in png_inflate_claim and on release in png_decompress_chunk, png_handle_iCCP and png_read_finish_IDAT (pngrutil.c), so that png_read_end called before row reading no longer inflates through a stale next_in into a freed buffer - CVE-2026-46675
osv:CLSA-2026-1791824192
libpng-dev
Fixed versions: 1.6.37-2+tuxcare.els6
libpng-tools
Fixed versions: 1.6.37-2+tuxcare.els6
libpng16-16
Fixed versions: 1.6.37-2+tuxcare.els6
Complete source record
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"summary": "* SECURITY UPDATE: use-after-free through stale zstream pointers - debian/patches/CVE-2026-46675.patch: add png_inflate_detach_buffers to clear the zstream input and output pointers and counters, and call it on claim in png_inflate_claim and on release in png_decompress_chunk, png_handle_iCCP and png_read_finish_IDAT (pngrutil.c), so that png_read_end called before row reading no longer inflates through a stale next_in into a freed buffer - CVE-2026-46675",
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