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Debian 11: pdfminer Critical Code Exec Risk DLA-4374-1 CVE-2025-64512

debian lts
Calendar Grey November 18, 2025
Dist Debian Esm H88
Act now to resolve a critical flaw in pdfminer for Debian that could lead to code execution risks when processing PDFs.
It was discovered that there was a potential arbitrary code execution in pdfminer, a tool for extracting information from PDF documents
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Summary

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
20200726-1+deb11u1.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



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Package: pdfminer
Version: 20200726-1+deb11u1
CVE ID: CVE-2025-64512
Debian Bug: 1120642

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