{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-84309","details":"pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.16.0, an attacker can craft a PDF whose cyclic tree structure causes pypdf/generic/_data_structures.py TreeObject.insert_child to follow /Next links indefinitely when a writing code path inserts a child, producing an infinite loop. This issue is fixed in version 6.16.0.","modified":"2026-09-16T14:03:44.502733953Z","published":"2026-09-01T20:17:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2026-84309"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-84309"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84309"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"pypdf","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/pypdf?arch=source&distro=noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.4.1-1","3.17.4-1","4.0.0-1","4.0.1-1","4.0.2-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"4.0.2-1","binary_name":"python3-pypdf"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-84309.json"}},{"package":{"name":"pypdf","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/pypdf?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["5.4.0-1","6.9.2-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"6.9.2-1","binary_name":"python3-pypdf"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-84309.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}