Medium [CVE-2026-93653] unbounded CPU loop in SplashOutputDev::tilingPatternFill via unvalidated tiling-pattern repeat count (denial of service)
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-93653; related products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
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Summary
unbounded CPU loop in SplashOutputDev::tilingPatternFill via unvalidated tiling-pattern repeat count (denial of service). Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 5.5).
Weakness: CWE-606.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; and 4 more.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Hardened Images; Red Hat package: poppler; Red Hat package: compat-poppler022.
Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 11 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- To mitigate this issue, avoid opening or processing untrusted PDF files with applications that rely on Poppler's Splash backend. This operational control reduces the risk of an attacker triggering the denial of service vulnerability.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 11 days ago·verify at source
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