=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3886-1
February 11, 2019

poppler vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
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-2018-20551, CVE-2019-7310)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libpoppler79                    0.68.0-0ubuntu1.5
  poppler-utils                   0.68.0-0ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libpoppler73                    0.62.0-2ubuntu2.7
  poppler-utils                   0.62.0-2ubuntu2.7

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libpoppler58                    0.41.0-0ubuntu1.12
  poppler-utils                   0.41.0-0ubuntu1.12

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libpoppler44                    0.24.5-2ubuntu4.16
  poppler-utils                   0.24.5-2ubuntu4.16

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3886-1
  CVE-2018-20551, CVE-2019-7310

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.68.0-0ubuntu1.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.41.0-0ubuntu1.12
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.24.5-2ubuntu4.16

Ubuntu 3886-1: poppler vulnerabilities

February 11, 2019
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                    0.68.0-0ubuntu1.5   poppler-utils                   0.68.0-0ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   libpoppler73                    0.62.0-2ubuntu2.7   poppler-utils                   0.62.0-2ubuntu2.7 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libpoppler58                    0.41.0-0ubuntu1.12   poppler-utils                   0.41.0-0ubuntu1.12 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   libpoppler44                    0.24.5-2ubuntu4.16   poppler-utils                   0.24.5-2ubuntu4.16 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3886-1

  CVE-2018-20551, CVE-2019-7310

Severity
February 11, 2019

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.68.0-0ubuntu1.5   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.7   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.41.0-0ubuntu1.12   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.24.5-2ubuntu4.16

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