CVE-2026-22695

Public on 2026-01-12
Modified on 2026-01-14
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.
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Firefox Extra firefox Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 firefox Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core libpng Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 libpng Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2 - Core libpng12 Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core thunderbird Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H