CVE-2025-28164
Publication date 27 January 2026
Last updated 30 January 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libpng 1.6.43-1.6.46 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via png_create_read_struct() function.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libpng | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
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| firefox | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
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| thunderbird | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| chromium-browser | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
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| libpng1.6 | 25.10 questing |
Not affected
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
Notes
mdeslaur
introduced by https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/2a4f0f5aee8b78d8b7afeb91bf9b6ad7f6e0131e
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |