RHSA-2009:0333Medium

Red Hat Security Advisory: libpng security update

Published
March 4, 2009
Last Modified
June 25, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (2)

CVE-2008-1382 →CVE-2009-0040 →

📋 Description

CVE-2008-1382 — libpng unknown chunk handling flaw CVE-2009-0040 — libpng arbitrary free() flaw

🎯 Affected products153

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • libpng-2:1.0.14-12.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • libpng-2:1.0.14-12.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
  • libpng-2:1.0.14-12.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
  • libpng-2:1.0.14-12.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • libpng-2:1.0.14-12.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • libpng-2:1.0.14-12.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
  • libpng-2:1.0.14-12.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
  • libpng-2:1.0.14-12.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
  • libpng-2:1.0.14-12.src as a component of Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
  • libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_3.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_3.2.i386 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_3.2.ia64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_3.2.ppc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_3.2.ppc64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_3.2.s390 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_3.2.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_3.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
  • libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_3.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
  • libpng-2:1.2.10-7.1.el5_3.2.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
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✅ Remediation

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

🔗 References (5)