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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-6299-1 Critical: Poppler Denial of Service

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Several security issues were fixed in poppler.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6299-1
August 17, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in poppler.

Software Description:
- poppler: PDF rendering library

Details:

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-36023, CVE-2020-36024)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libpoppler97                    0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   libpoppler73                    0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   libpoppler58                    0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6299-1
   CVE-2020-36023, CVE-2020-36024

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-6299-1 Critical: Poppler Denial of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 17, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities addressed in poppler, impacting different Ubuntu versions. Urgent upgrade advised to ensure security.
Several security issues were fixed in poppler.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in poppler. Software Description: - poppler: PDF rendering library Details: It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-36023, CVE-2020-36024)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:   libpoppler97                    0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   libpoppler73                    0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   libpoppler58                    0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6299-1

  CVE-2020-36023, CVE-2020-36024

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6299-1

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.86.1-0ubuntu1.3

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