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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3467-1
October 30, 2017
poppler vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 17.10
– Ubuntu 17.04
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
poppler could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
– poppler: PDF rendering library
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 17.10:
libpoppler68 0.57.0-2ubuntu4.1
poppler-utils 0.57.0-2ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
libpoppler64 0.48.0-2ubuntu2.4
poppler-utils 0.48.0-2ubuntu2.4
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libpoppler58 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.5
poppler-utils 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.5
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libpoppler44 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.8
poppler-utils 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.8
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3467-1
CVE-2017-15565
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.57.0-2ubuntu4.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.48.0-2ubuntu2.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.41.0-0ubuntu1.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/0.24.5-2ubuntu4.8
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