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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8321-1
May 27, 2026

papers vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 25.10

Summary:

Papers could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted PDF file.

Software Description:
- papers: PDF document viewer for GNOME

Details:

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.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  papers                          50.1-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 25.10
  papers                          48.0-1ubuntu1.25.10.4

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8321-1
  CVE-2026-46529

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/papers/50.1-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/papers/48.0-1ubuntu1.25.10.4

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