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poppler vulnerability
Canonical, UbuntuCanonical Ubuntu Linux, Canonical poppler, Ubuntu poppler
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USN-8950-1CVE-2026-107705poppler vulnerability
Executive summaryA flaw in poppler, a PDF rendering library used on Ubuntu systems, can cause a crash when a specially crafted or encrypted PDF is opened, which could lead to a denial of service. Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8950-1 covers releases 26.10, 26.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS, and 22.04 LTS. The vendor recommends applying the standard system update that contains the fixed poppler package versions. Technical summaryThe advisory describes a flaw where poppler incorrectly handled the password length limit when decrypting certain encrypted PDF files, which can cause a crash, classed by the advisory as a denial of service. An attacker would need to get a user or process to open a crafted PDF file; the advisory does not state any further preconditions. Fixed package versions are listed per release: libpoppler162 26.07.0-2ubuntu1.1 for 26.10, libpoppler156 26.01.0-2ubuntu0.3 for 26.04 LTS, libpoppler134 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.11 for 24.04 LTS, and libpoppler118 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.15 for 22.04 LTS. The advisory references CVE-2026-107705. A CVSS score, workaround, and detection guidance are not stated. Summaries are generated by AI from the linked advisory text. Confirm versions and fixes at the source. Summarized from ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8950-1 Impact if exploitedConfidentialityNone IntegrityLow AvailabilityHigh
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H AffectsCanonicalUbuntuCanonical Ubuntu LinuxCanonical popplerUbuntu poppler
Canonical Ubuntu Security TeamPublished
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