[USN-7858-1] poppler vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7858-1
November 05, 2025

poppler vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

poppler could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- poppler: PDF rendering library

Details:

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  libpoppler147                   25.03.0-10ubuntu0.1
  poppler-utils                   25.03.0-10ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 25.04
  libpoppler147                   25.03.0-3ubuntu1.4
  poppler-utils                   25.03.0-3ubuntu1.4

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libpoppler134                   24.02.0-1ubuntu9.8
  poppler-utils                   24.02.0-1ubuntu9.8

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libpoppler118                   22.02.0-2ubuntu0.12
  poppler-utils                   22.02.0-2ubuntu0.12

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libpoppler97                    0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  poppler-utils                   0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7858-1
  CVE-2025-52885

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/25.03.0-10ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/25.03.0-3ubuntu1.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/24.02.0-1ubuntu9.8
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/22.02.0-2ubuntu0.12
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