[USN-6713-1] QPDF vulnerability

[Marc Deslauriers]

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6713-1
March 25, 2024

qpdf vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 23.10

Summary:

QPDF could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.

Software Description:
- qpdf: tools for transforming and inspecting PDF files

Details:

It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain memory operations
when decoding JSON files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted JSON file, QPDF could be made to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10:
   libqpdf29                       11.5.0-1ubuntu1.1
   qpdf                            11.5.0-1ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6713-1
   CVE-2024-24246

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qpdf/11.5.0-1ubuntu1.1

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