Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-3865-1 Moderate: Poppler Denial of Service
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January 22, 2019
Several security issues were fixed in poppler.
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-2018-20481, CVE-2018-20650)
Topics Covered
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: libpoppler79 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.4 poppler-utils 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libpoppler73 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.6 poppler-utils 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.6 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libpoppler58 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.11 poppler-utils 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.11 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libpoppler44 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.15 poppler-utils 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.15 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3865-1
CVE-2018-20481, CVE-2018-20650
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Topics Covered
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.68.0-0ubuntu1.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.6
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.41.0-0ubuntu1.11
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.24.5-2ubuntu4.15
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