Description
PDFio before 1.6.5 contains a dangling pointer vulnerability in the dictionary string-formatting function that stores a pointer to a stack-local buffer in the document dictionary without copying the string value. In multi-threaded or pooled-request environments, attackers or concurrent users can trigger stack memory reuse across requests, causing cross-tenant document content corruption by silently overwriting one caller's dictionary string values with another caller's data.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| michaelrsweet | pdfio | < 1.6.5 | 1.6.5 |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ippsample | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 14 | pdfio | 1.6.5+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ippsample | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ippsample | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ippsample | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ippsample | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ippsample | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | ippsample | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | ippsample | No fix yet | — |
References
- pdfio 1.6.5 Release Notes release-notes
- Patch Commit patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pdfio-dangling-pointer-via-dictionary-string-formatting third-party-advisory