Ubuntu Security Notice 4646-2 - USN-4646-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. The fix for CVE-2019-10871 introduced a regression causing certain applications linked against poppler to fail. This update backs out the fix pending further investigation. It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4646-2
November 26, 2020
poppler regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
USN-4646-1 introduced a regression in poppler.
Software Description:
- poppler: PDF rendering library
Details:
USN-4646-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. The fix for CVE-2019-10871
introduced a regression causing certain applications linked against poppler
to fail. This update backs out the fix pending further investigation.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Poppler incorrectly handled certain files. If a user
or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted PDF file, an
attacker could 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 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.12
poppler-utils 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.12
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libpoppler58 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16
poppler-utils 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4646-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4646-1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1905741
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.12
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16