Ubuntu 6915-1: poppler Security Advisory Updates
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: poppler could be made to denial of service if it opened a specially crafted PDF. Software Description: - poppler: PDF rendering library Details: It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF. 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 24.04 LTS libpoppler134 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.1 poppler-utils 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libpoppler118 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.5 poppler-utils 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6915-1
CVE-2024-6239
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/24.02.0-1ubuntu9.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/22.02.0-2ubuntu0.5