CVE-2026-28804
Publication date 6 March 2026
Last updated 7 March 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to version 6.7.5, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to long runtimes. This requires accessing a stream which uses the /ASCIIHexDecode filter. This issue has been patched in version 6.7.5.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| pypdf | 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |