CVE-2026-44348
Description
A flaw was found in PoDoFo, a C++17 PDF manipulation library. A double-free vulnerability exists in the compute_hash_to_sign() function. This can occur if EVP_DigestFinal fails after a buffer has already been freed, leading to heap corruption. This vulnerability could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability,Integrity
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
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