========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6713-1 March 25, 2024
qpdf vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 Summary: QPDF could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - qpdf: tools for transforming and inspecting PDF files Details: It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain memory operations when decoding JSON files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted JSON file, QPDF could be made to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: libqpdf29 11.5.0-1ubuntu1.1 qpdf 11.5.0-1ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6713-1 CVE-2024-24246 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qpdf/11.5.0-1ubuntu1.1
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