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RockyLinux 10 : libpng (RLSA-2026:18064)

high Nessus Plugin ID 315347

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Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2026:18064 advisory.

 * libpng: libpng: Arbitrary code execution due to use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-33416)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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 packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:18064

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451805

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 315347

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-18064.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 5/19/2026

Updated: 5/19/2026

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-2026-33416

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:rocky:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libpng, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libpng-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libpng-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libpng-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libpng-devel-debuginfo

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-33416