USN-4091-1: poppler vulnerability
poppler vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary
poppler could be made to crash if it received specially crafted PDF.
Software Description
- poppler – PDF rendering library
Details
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- libpoppler85 – 0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3
- poppler-utils – 0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libpoppler73 – 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10
- poppler-utils – 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10
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-4091-1: poppler vulnerability
