Ubuntu 25.10: poppler Critical DoS Risk CVE-2025-52885 USN-7858-1
ubuntu
November 6, 2025
poppler could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 25.04 - 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 file. Software Description: - poppler: PDF rendering library Details: It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 libpoppler147 25.03.0-10ubuntu0.1 poppler-utils 25.03.0-10ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 25.04 libpoppler147 25.03.0-3ubuntu1.4 poppler-utils 25.03.0-3ubuntu1.4 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libpoppler134 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.8 poppler-utils 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.8 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libpoppler118 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.12 poppler-utils 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.12 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libpoppler97 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro poppler-utils 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7858-1
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/24.02.0-1ubuntu9.8 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/22.02.0-2ubuntu0.12
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