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Posted on 29 September 2022
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202209-21
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Severity: High
Title: Poppler: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date: September 29, 2022
Bugs: #867958
ID: 202209-21
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability has been discovered in Poppler which could allow for
arbitrary code execution.
Background
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Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/poppler < 22.09.0 >= 22.09.0
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Poppler. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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Processing a specially crafted PDF file or JBIG2 image could lead to a
crash or the execution of arbitrary code.
Workaround
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Avoid opening untrusted PDFs.
Resolution
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All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/poppler-22.09.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2021-30860
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30860
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-38784
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38784
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-21
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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