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Ubuntu 19.04: 3959-1 Critical: Evince Sensitive Information Exposure

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Evince could be made to expose sensitive information if it receiveda specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3959-1
April 29, 2019

evince vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Evince could be made to expose sensitive information if it received
a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- evince: Document viewer

Details:

It was discovered that Evince incorrectly handled certain images.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive
information.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  evince                          3.32.0-1ubuntu0.1
  evince-common                   3.32.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.10:
  evince                          3.30.1-1ubuntu1.3
  evince-common                   3.30.1-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  evince                          3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1
  evince-common                   3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  evince                          3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4
  evince-common                   3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3959-1
  CVE-2019-11459

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.32.0-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.30.1-1ubuntu1.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4

Ubuntu 19.04: 3959-1 Critical: Evince Sensitive Information Exposure

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The Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-3959-1 highlights a security vulnerability in Evince that may lead to unintentional exposure of sensitive information in various releases.
Evince could be made to expose sensitive information if it receiveda specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04:   evince                          3.32.0-1ubuntu0.1   evince-common                   3.32.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.10:   evince                          3.30.1-1ubuntu1.3   evince-common                   3.30.1-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   evince                          3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1   evince-common                   3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   evince                          3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4   evince-common                   3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3959-1

  CVE-2019-11459

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April 29, 2019

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.32.0-1ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.30.1-1ubuntu1.3   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4

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