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RHEL 9 : libpng (RHSA-2026:0234)

🗓️ 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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RHEL 9 libpng vulnerable to buffer overflow and out-of-bounds read per RHSA-2026:0234.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2026:0234. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(282431);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/08");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-64720", "CVE-2025-65018", "CVE-2025-66293");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2026:0234");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 9 : libpng (RHSA-2026:0234)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for libpng.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2026:0234 advisory.

    The libpng packages contain a library of functions for creating and manipulating Portable Network Graphics
    (PNG) image format files.

    Security Fix(es):

    * libpng: LIBPNG buffer overflow (CVE-2025-64720)

    * libpng: LIBPNG heap buffer overflow (CVE-2025-65018)

    * libpng: LIBPNG out-of-bounds read in png_image_read_composite (CVE-2025-66293)

    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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2416904");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2416907");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2418711");
  # https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_0234.json
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8dd54f88");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0234");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL libpng package based on the guidance in RHSA-2026:0234.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-66293");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(125, 787);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Important");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/11/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/01/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/01/08");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_e4s:9.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libpng");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libpng-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "redhat_repos.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'eq', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '9.0')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 9.0', 'Red Hat ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '9',
    'sp': '0',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/aarch64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/aarch64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/aarch64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/ppc64le/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/ppc64le/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/ppc64le/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/s390x/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/s390x/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/s390x/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/x86_64/appstream/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/x86_64/appstream/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/x86_64/appstream/source/SRPMS',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/e4s/rhel9/9.0/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'libpng-1.6.37-12.el9_0.1', 'sp':'0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'},
      {'reference':'libpng-devel-1.6.37-12.el9_0.1', 'sp':'0', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'2'}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var repo_relative_urls;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check))) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var subscription_caveat = '\n' +
    'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to\n' +
    'packages only available in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux\n' +
    'Update Services for SAP Solutions repository.\n' +
    'Access to this repository requires a paid RHEL subscription.\n';
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = subscription_caveat + rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'libpng / libpng-devel');
}

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08 Jan 2026 00:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 3.17.1
EPSS0.00137
SSVC
7