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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202401-20

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                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

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Severity: Normal
Title: QPDF: Buffer Overflow
Date: January 15, 2024
Bugs: #803110
ID: 202401-20

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Synopsis

A vulnerability has been found in QPDF which can lead to a heap-based
buffer overflow.

Background

QPDF: A content-preserving PDF document transformer.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected

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app-text/qpdf < 10.1.0 >= 10.1.0

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in QPDF. Please review the CVE
identifier referenced below for details.

Impact

QPDF has a heap-based buffer overflow in Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write
(called from Pl_AES_PDF::flush and Pl_AES_PDF::finish) when a certain
downstream write fails.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All QPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:

emerge --sync

emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=app-text/qpdf-10.1.0”

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-36978
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36978

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-20

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5