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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-5606-1 Critical Poppler Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey September 12, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An essential notification regarding the poppler security flaw in several Ubuntu versions aimed at averting system crashes and unauthorized code execution.
poppler could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if received a specially crafted PDF.

Summary

poppler could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code if

received a specially crafted PDF.

Software Description:

- poppler: PDF rendering library

Details:

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain

PDF. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical arbitrary code execution Ubuntu poppler

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
  libpoppler118                   22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1
  poppler-utils                   22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  libpoppler97                    0.86.1-0ubuntu1.1
  poppler-utils                   0.86.1-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libpoppler73                    0.62.0-2ubuntu2.13
  poppler-utils                   0.62.0-2ubuntu2.13

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  libpoppler58                    0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm1
  poppler-utils                   0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5606-1

CVE-2022-38784

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September 12, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory critical arbitrary code execution Ubuntu poppler

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.86.1-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.13

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