USN-3837-2: poppler regression

USN-3837-2: poppler regression

poppler regression

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 18.10
• Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary

USN-3837-1 introduced a regression in poppler.

Software Description

• poppler – PDF rendering library

Details

USN-3837-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. A regression was reported
regarding the previous update. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-16646)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-19149)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.10

libpoppler79 – 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.3

poppler-utils – 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

libpoppler73 – 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5

poppler-utils – 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

libpoppler58 – 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10

poppler-utils – 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

libpoppler44 – 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.14

poppler-utils – 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.14

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

• USN-3837-1
• CVE-2018-16646
• CVE-2018-19149

Source: USN-3837-2: poppler regression