ALAS2-2023-2099


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2023-2099
Advisory Release Date: 2023-06-21 19:11 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-06-29 19:47 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

QPDF v8.4.2 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function QPDF::processXRefStream. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted PDF file. (CVE-2022-34503)


Affected Packages:

qpdf


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update qpdf to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    qpdf-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
    qpdf-libs-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
    qpdf-devel-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.aarch64
    qpdf-debuginfo-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.aarch64

i686:
    qpdf-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.i686
    qpdf-libs-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.i686
    qpdf-devel-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.i686
    qpdf-debuginfo-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.i686

noarch:
    qpdf-doc-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.noarch

src:
    qpdf-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.src

x86_64:
    qpdf-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
    qpdf-libs-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
    qpdf-devel-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64
    qpdf-debuginfo-5.0.1-4.amzn2.0.1.x86_64