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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6915-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6915-1 - It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6915-1
July 24, 2024

poppler vulnerability

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

  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

poppler could be made to denial of service if it opened a specially crafted PDF.

Software Description:

  • poppler: PDF rendering library

Details:

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF.
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 24.04 LTS
libpoppler134 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.1
poppler-utils 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libpoppler118 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.5
poppler-utils 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.5

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6915-1
CVE-2024-6239

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/24.02.0-1ubuntu9.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/22.02.0-2ubuntu0.5

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