CVE-2023-36810 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-36810: pypdf is a pure-python PDF library capable of splitting, merging, cropping, and transforming the pages of PDF files. An attacker who uses this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to unexpected long runtime. This quadratic runtime blocks the current process and can utilize a single core of the

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-36810 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pypdf2→ fixed in1.26.0-4+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pypdf2
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pypdf2→ fixed in1.27.9-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pypdf2
```

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