[USN-6508-1] poppler vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6508-1
November 23, 2023
poppler vulnerabilities
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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 (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in poppler.
Software Description:
- poppler: PDF rendering library
Details:
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04
LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-23804)
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-37050, CVE-2022-37051,
CVE-2022-37052, CVE-2022-38349)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
libpoppler118 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.3
poppler-utils 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libpoppler97 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.4
poppler-utils 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
libpoppler73 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm2
poppler-utils 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
libpoppler58 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm4
poppler-utils 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6508-1
CVE-2020-23804, CVE-2022-37050, CVE-2022-37051, CVE-2022-37052,
CVE-2022-38349
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/22.02.0-2ubuntu0.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.86.1-0ubuntu1.4
A poppler security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 22.04 LTS.
