poppler vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
poppler could be made to crash if it received specially crafted PDF file.
Software Description
- poppler - PDF rendering library
Details
Hosein Askari discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possible use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libpoppler73 - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.2
- poppler-utils - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.2
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libpoppler58 - 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.8
- poppler-utils - 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.8
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libpoppler44 - 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.12
- poppler-utils - 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.12
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2NuzVXx
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