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openSUSE 16: libpng16-16 / libpng16-16-x86-64-v3 / libpng16-compat-devel / etc (openSUSE-SU-2026:21479-1)
high Nessus Plugin ID 331551
Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE- SU-2026:21479-1 advisory.Changes in libpng16:
Version update to 1.6.58 [jsc#PED-16190]
* see CHANGES for other upstream changes
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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.Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 331551
File Name: openSUSE-2026-21479-1.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 8/1/2026
Updated: 8/1/2026
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-16-x86-64-v3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-16, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-compat-devel-x86-64-v3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-compat-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-devel-x86-64-v3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libpng16-tools
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2026