poppler vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
poppler could be made to crash if it received specially crafted PDF.
Software Description
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly 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 19.04
libpoppler85 - 0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3
poppler-utils - 0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libpoppler73 - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10
poppler-utils - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10
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
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
poppler could be made to crash if it received specially crafted PDF.
Software Description
- poppler - PDF rendering library
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly 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 19.04
libpoppler85 - 0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3
poppler-utils - 0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libpoppler73 - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10
poppler-utils - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10
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
Continue reading...
