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[USN-7675-1] poppler vulnerability

Posted on 28 July 2025
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7675-1
July 28, 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 or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.

Software Description:
- poppler: PDF rendering library

Details:

Kevin Backhouse discovered that poppler incorrectly handled documents with
a large number of annotations. 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 consume resources, leading to a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.04
libpoppler147 25.03.0-3ubuntu1.1
poppler-utils 25.03.0-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
libpoppler134 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.5
poppler-utils 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libpoppler118 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.9
poppler-utils 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.9

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7675-1
CVE-2025-52886

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/25.03.0-3ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/24.02.0-1ubuntu9.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler/22.02.0-2ubuntu0.9

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