SUSE SLED15: libpng16-16 / libpng16-16-32bit / libpng16-compat-devel / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:3493-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 332126

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:3493-1 advisory.

Changes for libpng16:

- version update to 1.6.58 (jsc#PED-16190).

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 libpng16-16, libpng16-16-32bit, libpng16-compat-devel and / or libpng16-devel packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 332126

File Name: suse_SU-2026-3493-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 8/5/2026

Updated: 8/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpng16-16-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpng16-16, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpng16-compat-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libpng16-devel

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: 8/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/4/2026

Reference Information

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:3493-1

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