USN-8400-1: poppler vulnerability

Publication date

8 June 2026

Overview

poppler could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
tiling patterns in the Splash backend. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, or cause a
denial of service.

It was discovered that poppler incorrectly handled certain malformed PDF
tiling patterns in the Splash backend. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, or cause a
denial of service.

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 libpoppler156 –  26.01.0-2ubuntu0.1
poppler-utils –  26.01.0-2ubuntu0.1
25.10 questing libpoppler147 –  25.03.0-10ubuntu0.2
poppler-utils –  25.03.0-10ubuntu0.2
24.04 LTS noble libpoppler134 –  24.02.0-1ubuntu9.9
poppler-utils –  24.02.0-1ubuntu9.9
22.04 LTS jammy libpoppler118 –  22.02.0-2ubuntu0.13
poppler-utils –  22.02.0-2ubuntu0.13

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