Ubuntu 24.10: USN-7426-1 moderate: poppler denial of service
ubuntu
April 8, 2025
poppler could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted PDF file.
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: poppler could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted PDF file. Software Description: - poppler: PDF rendering library Details: It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled memory when opening certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Topics Covered
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10 libpoppler140 24.08.0-1ubuntu0.2 poppler-utils 24.08.0-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libpoppler134 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.3 poppler-utils 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libpoppler118 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.7 poppler-utils 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.7 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libpoppler97 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.6 poppler-utils 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7426-1
CVE-2025-32364, CVE-2025-32365
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Topics Covered
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/24.08.0-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/24.02.0-1ubuntu9.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/22.02.0-2ubuntu0.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.86.1-0ubuntu1.6
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