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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-7274-1 Moderate: atril Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey February 18, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Keep up-to-date on Atril's security matters impacting Ubuntu through this advisory that outlines vulnerabilities and necessary updates.
Atril could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Atril could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it

opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- atril: Official Document Viewer of the MATE Desktop Environment

Details:

It was discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain PDF files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service

or to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

(CVE-2019-1010006)

Andy Nguyen discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain images. An

attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-11459)

Febin Mon Saji discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain

compressed files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to

cause a denial of service or to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-51698)

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service security issue update software update Ubuntu arbitrary code software issue atril

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   atril                           1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2
   atril-common                    1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2
   libatrildocument3               1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   atril                           1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2
   atril-common                    1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2
   libatrildocument3               1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   atril                           1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   atril-common                    1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libatrildocument3               1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7274-1

CVE-2019-1010006, CVE-2019-11459, CVE-2023-51698

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7274-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate denial of service security issue update software update Ubuntu arbitrary code software issue atril

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/atril/1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/atril/1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2

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