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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-107705

🗓️ 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Stack-based buffer overflow in Poppler Decrypt::revision6Hash() allows memory corruption.

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cve
CVE
CVE-2026-107705
8 Oct 202619:51
–cve
cvelist
Cvelist
CVE-2026-107705 Poppler 0.42.0 through 26.10.0 Stack Buffer Overflow via Decrypt::revision6Hash()
8 Oct 202619:51
–cvelist
debiancve
Debian CVE
CVE-2026-107705
8 Oct 202619:51
–debiancve
euvd
EUVD
EUVD-2026-95208
8 Oct 202619:51
–euvd
mend
Mend
CVE-2026-107705
8 Oct 202619:51
–mend
nvd
NVD
CVE-2026-107705
8 Oct 202620:17
–nvd
osv_bell
osv_bell
BELL-CVE-2026-107705
9 Oct 202606:05
–osv_bell
osv_cve
osv_cve
CVE-2026-107705 Poppler 0.42.0 through 26.10.0 Stack Buffer Overflow via Decrypt::revision6Hash()
8 Oct 202619:51
–osv_cve
osv_debian
osv_debian
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-107705
8 Oct 202620:17
–osv_debian
osv_echo
osv_echo
ECHO-401D-DA1F-058C
9 Oct 202615:55
–osv_echo
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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  - Poppler 0.42.0 through 26.10.0 contains a stack-based buffer overflow in Decrypt::revision6Hash() that
    allows attackers controlling the password to overwrite stack memory when opening AESV3/R6 encrypted PDFs.
    Attackers can supply a password longer than 127 bytes through applications using the libpoppler,
    libpoppler-glib or C++ API to overflow the K1 and E buffers, crashing the process or corrupting memory.
    (CVE-2026-107705)

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if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
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          {"reference": "libpoppler-qt6-3"},
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          {"reference": "libpoppler-qt5-1t64"},
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var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
        foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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22 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 3.16.5
CVSS 48.3
EPSS0.00328
SSVC
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