UnratedRed Hat & Ubuntu Linux

Papers vulnerability

USN-8321-1 Published May 27, 2026

CVE-2026-46529

Affected products & platforms

Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified

Summary

It was discovered that Papers incorrectly handled PDF /GoToR actions. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted PDF file, an attacker could use this issue to manipulate command lines and possibly execute arbitrary code. Affected Ubuntu releases: 26.04, 25.10. CVEs: CVE-2026-46529.

Affected versions

Ubuntu 26.04
Ubuntu 25.10

Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source

Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Apply available updates: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade` (a standard system update installs the fix).

Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source

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