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Gentoo Linux 202209-21 High: Poppler Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey September 29, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
A critical security advisory has been released for the Poppler library in Gentoo Linux, addressing a vulnerability that may allow unauthorized code execution
A vulnerability has been discovered in Poppler which could allow for arbitrary code execution.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Poppler. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo code execution arbitrary code poppler

Resolution

All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/poppler-22.09.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-30860 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30860 [ 2 ] CVE-2022-38784 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38784

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-21
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: High
Title: Poppler: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date: September 29, 2022
Bugs: #867958
ID: 202209-21

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo code execution arbitrary code poppler

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in Poppler which could allow for arbitrary code execution.

Background

Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/poppler < 22.09.0 >= 22.09.0

Impact

===== Processing a specially crafted PDF file or JBIG2 image could lead to a crash or the execution of arbitrary code.

Workaround

Avoid opening untrusted PDFs.

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