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Fedora 45 : python-pypdf (2026-fffa0647d3)

high Nessus Plugin ID 374646

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Fedora 45 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-fffa0647d3 advisory.

 Update pypdf to 6.20.1.

 This update fixes several security issues that could let specially crafted PDF files make applications using pypdf hang or use too much memory. It also adds support for Brotli-compressed PDF files (PDF 2.0) and includes various bug fixes and performance improvements.

 Full upstream changelog: https://pypdf.readthedocs.io/en/6.20.1/meta/CHANGELOG.html

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-pypdf package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-fffa0647d3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 374646

File Name: fedora_2026-fffa0647d3.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/31/2026

Updated: 10/31/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:45, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:python-pypdf

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2026

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