USN-3467-1: poppler vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3467-1
30th October, 2017
poppler vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
poppler could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
- poppler
– PDF rendering library
Details
It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.10:
-
libpoppler68
0.57.0-2ubuntu4.1
-
poppler-utils
0.57.0-2ubuntu4.1
- Ubuntu 17.04:
-
libpoppler64
0.48.0-2ubuntu2.4
-
poppler-utils
0.48.0-2ubuntu2.4
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
libpoppler58
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.5
-
poppler-utils
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.5
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
poppler-utils
0.24.5-2ubuntu4.8
-
libpoppler44
0.24.5-2ubuntu4.8
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3467-1: poppler vulnerability
