Ubuntu update for poppler

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU101977

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56378

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the JBIG2Bitmap::combine() function in JBIG2Stream.cc in libpoppler.so. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package poppler to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 16.04 - 24.10

libpoppler97 (Ubuntu package): before 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.5

libpoppler118 (Ubuntu package): before 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.6

libpoppler134 (Ubuntu package): before 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.2

poppler-utils (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libpoppler140 (Ubuntu package): before 24.08.0-1ubuntu0.1

libpoppler58 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

libpoppler73 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:22.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:24.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:24.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libpoppler97:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libpoppler118_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libpoppler134_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:poppler-utils_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libpoppler140_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libpoppler58_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libpoppler73_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7213-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.