openSUSE 16 Security Update : python-PyPDF2 (openSUSE-SU-2026:20794-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 316727

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote openSUSE 16 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:20794-1 advisory.

Changes in python-PyPDF2:

- CVE-2026-41312: Fixed issue where crafed PDF can lead to resources exhaustion (bsc#1262675)
- CVE-2026-41314: Fixed a denial of service via manipulated FlateDecode image dimensions can lead to RAM exhaustion (bsc#1262669)
- CVE-2026-41168: Fixed a denial of service via crafed PDF with cross-reference streams (bsc#1262676)

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

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

Solution

Update the affected python313-PyPDF2 package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 316727

File Name: openSUSE-2026-20794-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 5/26/2026

Updated: 5/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41314

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-41168

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:python313-pypdf2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:16.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-41168, CVE-2026-41312, CVE-2026-41314

Detections

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