Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200705-24 (libpng)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200705-24.
Solution
Please note that due to separate bugs in libpng 1.2.17, Gentoo does not provide libpng-1.2.17 but libpng-1.2.18. All libpng users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/libpng-1.2.18' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200705-24 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=178004
Insight
A vulnerability in libpng may allow a remote attacker to crash applications that handle untrusted images.