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Medium · 6.9 CVE-2026-27024 EUVD-2026-7789GHSA-996q-pr4m-cvgqPYSEC-2026-3013

pypdf has a possible infinite loop when processing TreeObject

Published Feb 20, 2026 · Updated Feb 24, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.7.1, an attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to an infinite loop. This requires accessing the children of a TreeObject, for example as part of outlines. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.7.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
py-pdf pypdf < 6.7.1 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 pypdf 6.9.0-1 —
Debian 13 pypdf No fix yet —
Debian 12 pypdf +1 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 pypdf No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS pypdf No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 pypdf No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS pypdf +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS pypdf2 No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS pypdf2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS pypdf2 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS pypdf2 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-PyPDF2 2.11.1-4.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:10238-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-pypdf 6.7.5-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:10277-1

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling open-webui 0.8.3-r1 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI pypdf < 6.7.1 6.7.1 GHSA-996q-pr4m-cvgq

Advisories 3

References