USN-5026-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in QPDF. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details:
It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-18020)
It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-36978)
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