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Fedora 27: 2017-5d79b43fcc Critical: Poppler Floating Point Issue

- CVE-2017-14520 Floating point exception in Splash::scaleImageYuXd. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2017-5d79b43fcc 2017-09-30 05:57:53.286904 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name : poppler Product : Fedora 27 Version : 0.57.0 Release : 2.fc27 URL : http://poppler.freedesktop.org/ Summary : PDF rendering library Description : poppler is a PDF rendering library. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information: - CVE-2017-14520 Floating point exception in Splash::scaleImageYuXd --------------------------------------------------------------------------------References: [ 1 ] Bug #1494583 - CVE-2017-14520 poppler: Floating point exception in Splash::scaleImageYuXd() function in Splash.cc [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1494583 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade poppler' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Important Fedora patch addresses poppler-related floating point exception flaw. Apply this update to bolster your system's security.. Fedora Update, Poppler Security, Critical Update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 30, 2017 •Critical Fedora