--- title: 'USN-7687-1: poppler vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7687-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-7687-1 --- # USN-7687-1: poppler vulnerabilities Publication date 6 August 2025 Overview Several security issues were fixed in poppler. Releases [20.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=focal) [18.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=bionic) [16.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=xenial) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [poppler](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=poppler) - PDF rendering library ## Details Jieyong Ma discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause poppler to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. ([CVE-2022-27337](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-27337)) 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. ([CVE-2025-52886](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-52886)) ## Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 20.04 LTS focal | [libpoppler97](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler) –  0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [poppler-utils](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler) –  0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | | 18.04 LTS bionic | [libpoppler73](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler) –  0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm7   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [poppler-utils](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler) –  0.62.0-2ubuntu2.14+esm7   Ubuntu Pro | | | | 16.04 LTS xenial | [libpoppler58](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler) –  0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm7   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [poppler-utils](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/poppler) –  0.41.0-0ubuntu1.16+esm7   Ubuntu Pro | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2025-52886](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-52886) * [CVE-2022-27337](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-27337) ## Related notices * [USN-7675-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7675-1) * [USN-6273-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6273-1)