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Echo: libpng1.6: security update to 1.6.48-1+e4

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 461958

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2026-22695)

Solution

Update the libpng1.6 library and its related packages to version 1.6.48-1+e4 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-22695

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 461958

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.59

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-22695

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-22695