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Debian Evince Command Injection Vulnerability DSA-6286-1

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Calendar Grey May 21, 2026
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Evince command injection vulnerability fixed in Debian DSA-6286-1 advisory. Upgrade recommended for safer document viewing.
It was discovered that evince, a simple multi-page document viewer, is prone to a command injection vulnerability if a specially crafted PDF file is opened
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security advisory update debian issue command injection evince

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 43.1-2+deb12u1.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 48.1-3+deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your evince packages.

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

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: evince
CVE ID: CVE-2026-46529

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security advisory update debian issue command injection evince

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