Debian 8: DLA-2159-1 Critical Advisory for Okular Code Execution Risk
debian lts
March 25, 2020
Mickael Karatekin from Sysdream Labs discovered that the Okular document viewer allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document
Summary
For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your okular packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package: okular
Version: 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2
CVE ID: CVE-2020-9359
Debian Bug: 954891
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