openSUSE 16 Security Update : python-pypdf (openSUSE-SU-2026:22219-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 376242

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-2026:22219-1 advisory.

Changes in python-pypdf:

- CVE-2026-119209: negative /Index values and multiplied xref streams can lead to clamp bypass and server memory exhaustion (bsc#1288950)
- CVE-2026-119208: trusting forged /Count values in encrypted PDF page trees can lead to excessive resource consumption and denial of service (bsc#1288951)
- CVE-2026-119207: nested exception text accumulation in strict mode parsing can lead to memory amplification and application denial of service (bsc#1288952)
- CVE-2026-119206: repeated sequential /Nums scanning in page_labels resolution can lead to algorithmic complexity attacks and denial of service (bsc#1288944)
- CVE-2026-119205: misdirected reference tracking during dictionary cloning can lead to cycle-detection bypass and thread-hanging infinite loops (bsc#1288943)
- CVE-2026-119204: unbounded resource entry copying during page-tree flattening can lead to excessive memory allocation and denial of service (bsc#1288942)
- CVE-2026-119203: unterminated trailer search in incomplete cross-reference tables can lead to an infinite loop and thread-blocking denial of service (bsc#1288941)

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-pypdf package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 376242

File Name: openSUSE-2026-22219-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 11/5/2026

Updated: 11/5/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.75

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-119208

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-119209

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Threat Score: 4.9

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-119209

Vulnerability Information

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

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: 11/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-119203, CVE-2026-119204, CVE-2026-119205, CVE-2026-119206, CVE-2026-119207, CVE-2026-119208, CVE-2026-119209

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