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Ubuntu 18.10 and 18.04 LTS: 3837-1 Critical Poppler Denial of Service

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Several security issues were fixed in poppler.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3837-1
December 04, 2018

poppler vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in poppler.

Software Description:
- poppler: PDF rendering library

Details:

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-16646, CVE-2018-19058, CVE-2018-19059, CVE-2018-19060)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2018-19149)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libpoppler79                    0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2
  poppler-utils                   0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libpoppler73                    0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4
  poppler-utils                   0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libpoppler58                    0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9
  poppler-utils                   0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libpoppler44                    0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13
  poppler-utils                   0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3837-1
  CVE-2018-16646, CVE-2018-19058, CVE-2018-19059, CVE-2018-19060,
  CVE-2018-19149

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13

Ubuntu 18.10 and 18.04 LTS: 3837-1 Critical Poppler Denial of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 4, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities in poppler have been addressed in this Ubuntu advisory, enhancing the safety of the system against potential risks.
Several security issues were fixed in poppler.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10:   libpoppler79                    0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2   poppler-utils                   0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   libpoppler73                    0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4   poppler-utils                   0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libpoppler58                    0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9   poppler-utils                   0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   libpoppler44                    0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13   poppler-utils                   0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3837-1

  CVE-2018-16646, CVE-2018-19058, CVE-2018-19059, CVE-2018-19060,

  CVE-2018-19149

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December 04, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.68.0-0ubuntu1.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.41.0-0ubuntu1.9   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.24.5-2ubuntu4.13

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