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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-25786: Security patch for qpdf (Multiple Advisories)

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Published

Aug 11, 2023

Added

Jan 10, 2024

Modified

May 20, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in QPDF version 10.0.4, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted .pdf file to Pl_ASCII85Decoder::write parameter in libqpdf.

Solutions

amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-qpdfamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-qpdf-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-qpdf-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-qpdf-docamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-qpdf-libs

References

AMAZON-AL2/ALAS-2024-2409
CVE-2021-25786
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-25786
CWE-416
EUVD-EUVD-2021-12669
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-12669

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