USN-8295-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8295-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8295-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8295-1
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Related
Published
2026-05-22T13:16:26Z
Modified
2026-06-15T11:32:30.470574489Z
Summary
evince vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Evince did not properly sanitize command-line arguments in PDF /GoToR actions. If a user opened a specially crafted PDF file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/evince?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
42.3-0ubuntu3.2

Affected versions

40.*
40.4-2
41.*
41.2-1
41.3-1
41.3-2
41.3-3
Other
42~rc-1
42.*
42.0-1
42.1-1
42.1-2
42.1-3
42.3-0ubuntu1
42.3-0ubuntu2
42.3-0ubuntu3
42.3-0ubuntu3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "evince",
            "binary_version": "42.3-0ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "evince-common",
            "binary_version": "42.3-0ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-evince-3.0",
            "binary_version": "42.3-0ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevdocument3-4",
            "binary_version": "42.3-0ubuntu3.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevview3-3",
            "binary_version": "42.3-0ubuntu3.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8295-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-46529",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/evince?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

45.*
45.0-1
46.*
46.0-1
46.0-1build1
46.3.1-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "evince",
            "binary_version": "46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "evince-common",
            "binary_version": "46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-evince-3.0",
            "binary_version": "46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevdocument3-4t64",
            "binary_version": "46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevview3-3t64",
            "binary_version": "46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8295-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-46529",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:25.10 / evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/evince?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
48.1-3ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

48.*
48.0-1ubuntu1
48.0-1ubuntu2
48.1-3ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "evince",
            "binary_version": "48.1-3ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "evince-common",
            "binary_version": "48.1-3ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-evince-3.0",
            "binary_version": "48.1-3ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevdocument3-4t64",
            "binary_version": "48.1-3ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevview3-3t64",
            "binary_version": "48.1-3ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8295-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-46529",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS / evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/evince?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
49~alpha-2ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

48.*
48.1-3ubuntu2
Other
49~alpha-2
49~alpha-2ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "evince",
            "binary_version": "49~alpha-2ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "evince-common",
            "binary_version": "49~alpha-2ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-evince-4.0",
            "binary_version": "49~alpha-2ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevdocument-4.0-6",
            "binary_version": "49~alpha-2ubuntu2.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevview-4.0-5",
            "binary_version": "49~alpha-2ubuntu2.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8295-1.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-46529",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V4"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}