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Fedora 45 : libpng12 (2026-e1669a5881)
high Nessus Plugin ID 304506
Synopsis
The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote Fedora 45 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-e1669a5881 advisory.Automatic update for libpng12-1.2.57-25.fc45.
##### **Changelog**
```
* Wed Apr 1 2026 Michal Hlavinka <[email protected]> - 1.2.57-25
- fix CVE-2026-25646: heap buffer overflow in png_set_quantize (rhbz#2438670)
```
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected libpng12 package.See Also
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-e1669a5881
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 304506
File Name: fedora_2026-e1669a5881.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: Fedora Local Security Checks
Published: 4/1/2026
Updated: 4/1/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Temporal Score: 6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-25646
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.3
Threat Score: 7
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:libpng12, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:45
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-25646
FEDORA: 2026-e1669a5881
IAVA: 2026-A-0135-S