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Debian DSA-5688-1: Atril Security Update for Document Viewer

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Calendar Grey May 12, 2024
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The Atril document viewer has released a new patch that resolves vulnerabilities related to input sanitization, enhancing the security of user files against corrupted document formats.
It was discovered that missing input sanitising in the Atril document viewer could result in writing arbitrary files in the users home directory if a malformed epub document is ope...

Summary

It was discovered that missing input sanitising in the Atril document
viewer could result in writing arbitrary files in the users home directory
if a malformed epub document is opened.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.24.0-1+deb11u1. This update also disables support for
comic book archives, mitigating CVE-2023-51698.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.26.0-2+deb12u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your atril packages.

For the detailed security status of atril please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/atril

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: atril
CVE ID: CVE-2023-52076

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