CVE-2026-41313

NameCVE-2026-41313
Descriptionpypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. An attacker who uses a vulnerability present in versions prior to 6.10.2 can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires loading a PDF with a large trailer `/Size` value in incremental mode. This has been fixed in pypdf 6.10.2. As a workaround, one may apply the changes from the patch manually.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pypdf (PTS)bookworm3.4.1-1+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie5.4.0-1vulnerable
forky, sid6.9.2-1vulnerable
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-4pxv-j86v-mhcw
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3735
Fixed by: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/c50a0104cf083356f7c7f5d61410466a57f5c88a (6.10.2)

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