USN-3837-2: poppler regression
poppler regression
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
USN-3837-1 introduced a regression in poppler.
Software Description
- poppler - PDF rendering library
Details
USN-3837-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. A regression was reported regarding the previous update. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-16646)
It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-19149)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- libpoppler79 - 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.3
- poppler-utils - 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.3
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libpoppler73 - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5
- poppler-utils - 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libpoppler58 - 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10
- poppler-utils - 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- libpoppler44 - 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.14
- poppler-utils - 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.14
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/2PxED6T