Advisory Published

USN-3837-2: poppler regression

First published: Tue Dec 11 2018(Updated: )

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)

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/libpoppler79<0.68.0-0ubuntu1.3
0.68.0-0ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=18.10
All of
ubuntu/poppler-utils<0.68.0-0ubuntu1.3
0.68.0-0ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=18.10
All of
ubuntu/libpoppler73<0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=18.04
All of
ubuntu/poppler-utils<0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libpoppler58<0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=16.04
All of
ubuntu/poppler-utils<0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10
0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=16.04
All of
ubuntu/libpoppler44<0.24.5-2ubuntu4.14
0.24.5-2ubuntu4.14
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=14.04
All of
ubuntu/poppler-utils<0.24.5-2ubuntu4.14
0.24.5-2ubuntu4.14
Ubuntu OpenSSH Client=14.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?

    The vulnerability ID of this issue is USN-3837-2.

  • What software is affected by this vulnerability?

    The software affected by this vulnerability includes libpoppler79, poppler-utils, libpoppler73, libpoppler58, and libpoppler44.

  • What versions of Ubuntu are affected?

    Ubuntu versions 18.10, 18.04, and 16.04 are affected by this vulnerability.

  • What is the severity of this vulnerability?

    The severity of this vulnerability is not provided in the information provided.

  • Is there a fix available for this vulnerability?

    Yes, there is a fix available for this vulnerability. Update to version 0.68.0-0ubuntu1.3 (for libpoppler79 and poppler-utils in Ubuntu 18.10), version 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5 (for libpoppler73 and poppler-utils in Ubuntu 18.04), version 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.10 (for libpoppler58 and poppler-utils in Ubuntu 16.04), or version 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.14 (for libpoppler44 and poppler-utils in Ubuntu 14.04).

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