Medium: qpdf

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  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-34503

Mitre: CVE-2022-34503