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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4091-1
August 12, 2019
poppler vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 19.04
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
poppler could be made to crash if it received specially crafted PDF.
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 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
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4091-1
CVE-2019-14494
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.74.0-0ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10
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