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Fedora 43 : python-pdfminer (2025-63872f52bb)

high Nessus Plugin ID 275538

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-63872f52bb advisory.

 Update to 20251107

 Fix: arbitary code execution when loading pickle font files

 Security fix for [GHSA-wf5f-4jwr-ppcp](https://github.com/pdfminer/pdfminer.six/security/advisories/GHSA- wf5f-4jwr-ppcp) / CVE-2025-64512


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected python-pdfminer package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-63872f52bb

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 275538

File Name: fedora_2025-63872f52bb.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/17/2025

Updated: 11/17/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-64512

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-pdfminer, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:43

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/7/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-64512