AlmaLinux 9.2 [TuxCare] Security Update: libpng / libpng-devel / libpng-static / libpng-tools (ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1793890537)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 376503

Synopsis

The AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The AlmaLinux 9.2 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1793890537 advisory.

- Use-after-free in sequential reader when png_read_end called without reading image rows [fedora-all] (CVE-2026-46675)

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 based on the guidance in TuxCare advisory ALMALINUX9.2:CLSA-2026:1793890537.

See Also

https://cve.tuxcare.com/els/releases/CLSA-2026:1793890537

http://www.nessus.org/u?747ad0e8

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 376503

File Name: tuxcare_alma_linux_9.2_CLSA-2026-1793890537.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 11/5/2026

Updated: 11/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.71

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46675

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/OS/extended-third-party, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-46675

CLSA: 2026:1793890537