1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3638-1

USN-3638-1: QPDF vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 May 2018

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in QPDF.

Releases

Packages

  • qpdf - tools for transforming and inspecting PDF files

Details

It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. 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
17.10 artful libqpdf21 –  8.0.2-3~17.10.1
qpdf –  8.0.2-3~17.10.1
16.04 xenial libqpdf21 –  8.0.2-3~16.04.1
qpdf –  8.0.2-3~16.04.1
14.04 trusty libqpdf21 –  8.0.2-3~14.04.1
qpdf –  8.0.2-3~14.04.1

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