1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-7426-1

USN-7426-1: poppler vulnerabilities

Publication date

8 April 2025

Overview

poppler could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted PDF file.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled memory when opening
certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled memory when opening
certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.10 oracular libpoppler140 –  24.08.0-1ubuntu0.2
poppler-utils –  24.08.0-1ubuntu0.2
24.04 noble libpoppler134 –  24.02.0-1ubuntu9.3
poppler-utils –  24.02.0-1ubuntu9.3
22.04 jammy libpoppler118 –  22.02.0-2ubuntu0.7
poppler-utils –  22.02.0-2ubuntu0.7
20.04 focal libpoppler97 –  0.86.1-0ubuntu1.6
poppler-utils –  0.86.1-0ubuntu1.6

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