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

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

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu poppler PDF rendering USN-7426-1

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.