1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6915-1

USN-6915-1: poppler vulnerability

Publication date

24 July 2024

Overview

poppler could be made to denial of service if it opened a specially crafted PDF.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause 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
24.04 noble libpoppler134 –  24.02.0-1ubuntu9.1
poppler-utils –  24.02.0-1ubuntu9.1
22.04 jammy libpoppler118 –  22.02.0-2ubuntu0.5
poppler-utils –  22.02.0-2ubuntu0.5

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