Ubuntu Security Update USN-8039-1: libpng vulnerability

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It was discovered that the libpng simplified API incorrectly handled quantizing RGB images. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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