CVE-2026-115585 pypdf: Possible long runtimes for repeated malformed cross-reference entries (Follow-up)

pypdf is a free and open-source pure-python PDF library. Prior to 6.21.2, an incomplete remediation for repeated malformed cross-reference entries in GHSA-55h5-xmcq-c37v could still trigger a complete PDF stream reload during each recovery attempt even when a recovery cache was present, causing...

CVE-2026-115585

The pypdf pure-python PDF library is vulnerable to long runtimes when processing crafted PDF files containing repeated malformed cross-reference entries . In versions prior to 6.21.2 , an incomplete remediation allowed these entries to trigger a complete PDF stream reload during each recovery att...