[USN-3959-1] Evince vulnerability
Leonidas S. Barbosa
leo.barbosa at canonical.com
Mon Apr 29 13:45:28 UTC 2019
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3959-1
April 29, 2019
evince vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Evince could be made to expose sensitive information if it received
a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- evince: Document viewer
Details:
It was discovered that Evince incorrectly handled certain images.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive
information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04:
evince 3.32.0-1ubuntu0.1
evince-common 3.32.0-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.10:
evince 3.30.1-1ubuntu1.3
evince-common 3.30.1-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
evince 3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1
evince-common 3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
evince 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4
evince-common 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3959-1
CVE-2019-11459
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.32.0-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.30.1-1ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4
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