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Debian: CVE-2019-6129: libpng1.6 -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2019-6129: libpng1.6 -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/11/2019
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

Description

png_create_info_struct in png.c in libpng 1.6.36 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by pngcp. NOTE: a third party has stated "I don't think it is libpng's job to free this buffer.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-libpng1-6

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