CVE-2026-24688

NameCVE-2026-24688
Descriptionpypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses an infinite loop vulnerability that is present in versions prior to 6.6.2 can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires accessing the outlines/bookmarks. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.6.2. If projects cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR #3610 manually.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pypdf (PTS)bookworm3.4.1-1+deb12u1vulnerable
forky, sid, trixie5.4.0-1vulnerable
pypdf2 (PTS)bullseye1.26.0-4+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm2.12.1-3+deb12u1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
pypdfsource(unstable)(unfixed)
pypdf2source(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-2q4j-m29v-hq73
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3610
Fixed by: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/b1282f8dcdc1a7b41ceab6740ffddfdf31b1fec1 (6.6.2)

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