SUSE SLES12 Security Update : libpng15 (SUSE-SU-2026:1500-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 309168

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:1500-1 advisory.

- CVE-2026-34757: use-after-free in `png_set_PLTE`, `png_set_tRNS` and `png_set_hIST` can lead to information disclosure and data corruption (bsc#1261957).
- CVE-2026-33416: use-after-free via pointer aliasing in `png_set_tRNS` and `png_set_PLTE` can lead to arbitrary code execution (bsc#1260754).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected libpng15-15 package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 309168

File Name: suse_SU-2026-1500-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 4/22/2026

Updated: 4/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, 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-2026-33416

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpng15-15

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-33416, CVE-2026-34757

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:1500-1

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