Source: pypdf Version: 5.4.0-1 Severity: important Tags: security upstream Forwarded: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/issues/3654 X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Security Team <[email protected]>
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for pypdf. CVE-2026-27628[0]: | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to | 6.7.2, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which | leads to an infinite loop. This requires reading the file. This has | been fixed in pypdf 6.7.2. As a workaround, one may apply the patch | manually. If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry. For further information see: [0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-27628 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27628 [1] https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/issues/3654 [2] https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-2rw7-x74f-jg35 [3] https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/f0a462d36971cf077d74492a348d0d06fd60ea4d Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
