-------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2440-1              debian-lts@lists.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                    Markus Koschany
November 08, 2020                           https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Package        : poppler
Version        : 0.48.0-2+deb9u4
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-14926 CVE-2017-14928 CVE-2018-19058
                 CVE-2018-20650 CVE-2018-20662 CVE-2019-7310
                 CVE-2019-9959 CVE-2019-10018 CVE-2019-14494
Debian Bug     : 877239 877231 913177 917974 918158 926133
                 933812 921215 941776
   
Several issues were found and corrected in Poppler, a PDF rendering library,
that could lead to denial of service or possibly other unspecified impact when
processing maliciously crafted documents.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
0.48.0-2+deb9u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your poppler packages.

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

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

Debian LTS: DLA-2440-1: poppler security update

November 8, 2020
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 0.48.0-2+deb9u4

Summary

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

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


Severity
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Package : poppler
Version : 0.48.0-2+deb9u4
CVE ID : CVE-2017-14926 CVE-2017-14928 CVE-2018-19058
Debian Bug : 877239 877231 913177 917974 918158 926133

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