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BDU:2026-15949 (CVE-2026-54651)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2026-10-05 – Updated: 2026-10-05 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Fixed

Title

Уязвимость файла pypdf/_writer.py библиотеки Python для работы с PDF файлами PyPDF (ранее PyPDF2), позволяющая нарушителю вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Summary

Уязвимость файла pypdf/_writer.py библиотеки Python для работы с PDF файлами PyPDF (ранее PyPDF2) связана с выполнением цикла с недоступным условием выхода. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю вызвать отказ в обслуживании

Severity

4.9 (Medium) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

6.2 (Medium) CVSS 3.1


                      
                        CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.9 (Medium) CVSS 4.0


                      
                        CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Resource exhaustion

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-835 - Выполнение цикла с недоступным условием выхода (бесконечный цикл)

Aliases

CVE-2026-54651, GHSA-G9XF-7F8Q-9MCJ

References

9 references

URL
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3839
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.13.1
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-g9xf-7f8q-9mcj
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54651
https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/tracker/CVE-2026-54651
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54651
http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/8.0/x86_64/updates/
http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates/

Impacted products

6 products from 4 vendors

Vendors

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, Red Hat, Inc., ООО «Ред Софт»

Products

Debian GNU/Linux, Red Hat Quay, РЕД ОС (запись в едином реестре российских программ №3751), Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Exploit Intelligence, PyPDF

Versions

9 (Debian GNU/Linux), 10 (Debian GNU/Linux), 3 (Red Hat Quay), 11 (Debian GNU/Linux), 12 (Debian GNU/Linux), 7.3 (РЕД ОС), 2 (Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform), 13 (Debian GNU/Linux), 8.0 (РЕД ОС), - (Exploit Intelligence), до 6.13.1 (PyPDF)

Product types

Operating system, Application software, Network software

Platforms

Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 9, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 10, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 11, Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 12, ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОС 7.3 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №3751), Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения Debian GNU/Linux 13, ООО «Ред Софт» РЕД ОС 8.0 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №3751)

Mitigations

Использование рекомендаций: Для PyPDF: https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3839 https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.13.1 https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-g9xf-7f8q-9mcj Для Debian GNU/Linux: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54651 https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/tracker/CVE-2026-54651 Для программных продуктов Red Hat Inc.: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54651 Для Ред ОС: http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/8.0/x86_64/updates/ http://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates/

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  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "\u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, Red Hat, Inc., \u041e\u041e\u041e \u00ab\u0420\u0435\u0434 \u0421\u043e\u0444\u0442\u00bb",
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  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "Debian GNU/Linux, Red Hat Quay, \u0420\u0415\u0414 \u041e\u0421 (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21163751), Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, Exploit Intelligence, PyPDF",
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  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u0412\u044b\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0446\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430 \u0441 \u043d\u0435\u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043d\u044b\u043c \u0443\u0441\u043b\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0435\u043c \u0432\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0430 (\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0435\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0446\u0438\u043a\u043b) (CWE-835)",
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  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": null,
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
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  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u0418\u0441\u0447\u0435\u0440\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0440\u0435\u0441\u0443\u0440\u0441\u043e\u0432",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf\nhttps://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3839\nhttps://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.13.1\nhttps://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-g9xf-7f8q-9mcj\nhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-54651\nhttps://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/tracker/CVE-2026-54651\nhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54651\nhttp://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/8.0/x86_64/updates/\nhttp://repo.red-soft.ru/redos/7.3c/x86_64/updates/",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430, \u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u041f\u041e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c, \u0421\u0435\u0442\u0435\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-835",
  "\u0423\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 2.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 4,9)\n\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u0431\u0430\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f \u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 3.1 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 6,2)\n\u0421\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0435\u043d\u044c \u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 (\u043e\u0446\u0435\u043d\u043a\u0430 CVSS 4.0 \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442 6,9)"
}

CVE-2026-54651 (GCVE-0-2026-54651)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-22 20:28 – Updated: 2026-06-23 12:10

Title

pypdf: Possible infinite loop when processing threads/articles in writer

Summary

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.13.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires merging a file with threads/articles into a writer. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.13.1.

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-06-23 12:09 UTC

CWE

CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7664 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisori…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3839	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.13.1	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
py-pdf	pypdf	Affected: < 6.13.1

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GHSA-G9XF-7F8Q-9MCJ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-09 21:09 – Updated: 2026-07-09 21:09

Summary

pypdf: Possible infinite loop when processing threads/articles in writer

Details

Impact

An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires merging a file with threads/articles into a writer.

Patches

This has been fixed in pypdf==6.13.1.

Workarounds

If users cannot upgrade yet, consider applying the changes from PR #3839.

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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