MGASA-2023-0254

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    MGASA-2023-0254

    Published: 11 Sept 2023Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-36810

    Summary: Updated python-pypdf2 packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that python-pypdf2 contained a vulnerability whereby an attacker can craft a PDF which leads to unexpected long runtime. (CVE-2023-36810).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0254.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32115, https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2023/dla-3497

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-pypdf2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/python-pypdf2?arch=source&distro=mageia-8

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.27.9-1.mga8

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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