[USN-7803-1] poppler vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7803-1
October 06, 2025

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

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 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. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
document, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause poppler to crash,
leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libpoppler134                   24.02.0-1ubuntu9.7
  poppler-utils                   24.02.0-1ubuntu9.7

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libpoppler118                   22.02.0-2ubuntu0.11
  poppler-utils                   22.02.0-2ubuntu0.11

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7803-1
  CVE-2025-43718

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/25.03.0-3ubuntu1.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/24.02.0-1ubuntu9.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/22.02.0-2ubuntu0.11
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