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Debian: pdfminer Critical CVE-2025-64512 Code Execution Risk Advisory

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Calendar Grey November 25, 2025
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A critical security advisory on pdfminer addresses a serious flaw that allows arbitrary code execution due to a crafted PDF. Immediate updates advised.
A vulnerability was discovered in pdfminer, a tool for extracting information from PDF documents, which may result in the execution of arbitrary code if a specially crafted PDF fil...
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 20221105+dfsg-1.1~deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 20221105+dfsg-1.1~deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pdfminer packages.

For the detailed security status of pdfminer please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/pdfminer

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: pdfminer
CVE ID: CVE-2025-64512

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