=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4091-1
August 12, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

poppler could be made to crash if it received specially crafted PDF.

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.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libpoppler85                    0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3
  poppler-utils                   0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libpoppler73                    0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10
  poppler-utils                   0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4091-1
  CVE-2019-14494

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10

Ubuntu 4091-1: poppler vulnerability

August 12, 2019
poppler could be made to crash if it received specially crafted PDF.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: libpoppler85 0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3 poppler-utils 0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libpoppler73 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10 poppler-utils 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4091-1

CVE-2019-14494

Severity
August 12, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10

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