- What: Security update for libpng in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Impact: Systems using libpng may be vulnerable to arbitrary code execution
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:18028 - Security Advisory Issued: 2026-05-18 Updated: 2026-05-18 RHSA-2026:18028 - Security Advisory Overview Updated Packages Synopsis Moderate: libpng security update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Moderate Red Hat Lightspeed patch analysis Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory. View affected systems Topic An update for libpng is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. Description The libpng packages contain a library of functions for creating and manipulating Portable Network Graphics (PNG) image format files. Security Fix(es): libpng: libpng: Arbitrary code execution due to use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-33416) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Solution For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Affected Products Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 9 x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 9 s390x Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 9 ppc64le Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 9 aarch64 Fixes BZ - 2451805 - CVE-2026-33416 libpng: libpng: Arbitrary code execution due to use-after-free vulnerability CVEs CVE-2026-33416 References https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details. 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