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CVE-2026-40930 LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that process PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files

Description

LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that process PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. In version 1.8.0, three inter-frame chunk discard paths in the push-mode APNG parser clear the chunk-header flag without consuming the chunk body and CRC, allowing attacker-controlled bytes inside an ignored ancillary chunk to be reinterpreted as a fresh chunk header on the next call to `png_process_data`. Commit faf06924688b62d7c1654b5ceddedbde66ffadb4 fixes the issue.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
libpng 1.8.0 No fix stated
libpng-apng 1.6 1.6.49 → 1.6.57 No fix stated

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