USN-8081-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8081-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8081-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8081-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2026-03-11T09:10:16Z
Modified
2026-03-14T09:29:03.672695Z
Summary
libpng vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libpng did not properly handle memory when processing certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2025-64505)

Joshua Inscoe discovered that libpng did not properly handle memory when processing certain PNG files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service, disclose sensitive information, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-25646)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / libpng

Package

Name
libpng
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng@1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm1

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.49-4ubuntu1
1.2.49-5ubuntu1
1.2.50-1ubuntu1
1.2.50-1ubuntu2
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2
1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpng12-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpng12-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libpng3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8081-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2025-64505",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-25646",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V4",
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libpng

Package

Name
libpng
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng@1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm2

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.51-0ubuntu3
1.2.54-1
1.2.54-1ubuntu1
1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1
1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libpng12-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libpng12-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.54-1ubuntu1.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libpng3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8081-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2025-64505",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-25646",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V4",
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}