USN-6508-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6508-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6508-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6508-2
Published
2023-11-28T13:11:44Z
Modified
2026-04-22T10:42:13.135983Z
Summary
poppler regression
Details

USN-6508-1 fixed vulnerabilities in poppler. The update introduced one minor regression in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-23804)

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PDF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-37050, CVE-2022-37051, CVE-2022-37052, CVE-2022-38349)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / poppler

Package

Name
poppler
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/poppler@0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3

Affected versions

0.*
0.57.0-2ubuntu4
0.57.0-2ubuntu5
0.62.0-1ubuntu1
0.62.0-2ubuntu1
0.62.0-2ubuntu2
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.1
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.2
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.4
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.5
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.6
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.7
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.8
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.9
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.10
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.11
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.12
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.13
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm1
0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-poppler-0.18"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-cpp0v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-glib8"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libpoppler-qt5-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libpoppler73"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm3",
            "binary_name": "poppler-utils"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6508-2.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}