USN-8295-1: Evince vulnerability

Publication date

22 May 2026

Overview

Evince could be made to run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Evince did not properly sanitize command-line
arguments in PDF /GoToR actions. If a user opened a specially crafted PDF
file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Evince did not properly sanitize command-line
arguments in PDF /GoToR actions. If a user opened a specially crafted PDF
file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute evince –  49~alpha-2ubuntu2.1
evince-common –  49~alpha-2ubuntu2.1
25.10 questing evince –  48.1-3ubuntu2.1
evince-common –  48.1-3ubuntu2.1
24.04 LTS noble evince –  46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1
evince-common –  46.3.1-0ubuntu1.1
22.04 LTS jammy evince –  42.3-0ubuntu3.2
evince-common –  42.3-0ubuntu3.2

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