Ubuntu Security Notice 5606-1 - It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5606-1
September 12, 2022
poppler vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Summary:
poppler could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if
received a specially crafted PDF.
Software Description:
- poppler: PDF rendering library
Details:
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain
PDF. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
libpoppler118 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1
poppler-utils 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libpoppler97 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.1
poppler-utils 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libpoppler73 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.13
poppler-utils 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.13
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
libpoppler58 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm1
poppler-utils 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5606-1
CVE-2022-38784
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.86.1-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.13