USN-7471-1: poppler vulnerabilities

Published Apr 29, 2025
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Updated

It was discovered that poppler did not properly verify adbe.pkcs7.sha1 signatures in PDF documents. An attacker could possibly use this issue to create documents with forged signatures that are treated as legitimately signed.

Affected Software

24 affected componentsFixes available
All of the following
ubuntu/libpoppler147<25.03.0-3ubuntu1
25.03.0-3ubuntu1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=25.04
All of the following
ubuntu/poppler-utils<25.03.0-3ubuntu1
25.03.0-3ubuntu1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=25.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libpoppler140<24.08.0-1ubuntu0.3
24.08.0-1ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.10
All of the following
ubuntu/poppler-utils<24.08.0-1ubuntu0.3
24.08.0-1ubuntu0.3
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.10
All of the following
ubuntu/libpoppler134<24.02.0-1ubuntu9.4
24.02.0-1ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/poppler-utils<24.02.0-1ubuntu9.4
24.02.0-1ubuntu9.4
Ubuntu Ubuntu=24.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libpoppler118<22.02.0-2ubuntu0.8
22.02.0-2ubuntu0.8
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/poppler-utils<22.02.0-2ubuntu0.8
22.02.0-2ubuntu0.8
Ubuntu Ubuntu=22.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libpoppler97<0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7
0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/poppler-utils<0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7
0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of the following
ubuntu/libpoppler73<0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm6
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of the following
ubuntu/poppler-utils<0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm6
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm6
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04

Event History

Apr 29, 2025
Advisory Published
via Ubuntu·12:00 AM

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of USN-7471-1?

The severity of USN-7471-1 is considered high due to the potential for forged signatures in PDF documents.

2

How do I fix USN-7471-1?

To fix USN-7471-1, update to the recommended package versions of libpoppler147 or poppler-utils as specified in the advisory.

3

What software is affected by USN-7471-1?

USN-7471-1 affects various versions of the poppler library and related utilities used in Ubuntu.

4

Is my system vulnerable to USN-7471-1?

Systems running the affected versions of poppler or libpoppler are vulnerable to USN-7471-1.

5

When was USN-7471-1 released?

USN-7471-1 was released to address the vulnerability in the poppler library.

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