Source: pypdf Version: 6.9.2-1 Severity: important Tags: security upstream Forwarded: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3796 X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], Debian Security Team <[email protected]>
Hi, The following vulnerability was published for pypdf. CVE-2026-48735[0]: | pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to | 6.12.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF | which leads to large memory usage. This requires parsing large XMP | metadata, possibly with lots of unnecessary elements. This | vulnerability is fixed in 6.12.1. 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-2026-48735 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48735 [1] https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3796 [2] https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-wjqc-6w8f-h24c Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed. Regards, Salvatore
