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  • [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202209-21 ] Poppler: Arbitrary Code Execution

    From [email protected]@21:1/5 to All on Thu Sep 29 16:50:01 2022
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    Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202209-21
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    Severity: High
    Title: Poppler: Arbitrary Code Execution
    Date: September 29, 2022
    Bugs: #867958
    ID: 202209-21

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    Synopsis
    ========

    A vulnerability has been discovered in Poppler which could allow for
    arbitrary code execution.

    Background
    ==========

    Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base.

    Affected packages
    =================

    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
    -------------------------------------------------------------------
    1 app-text/poppler < 22.09.0 >= 22.09.0

    Description
    ===========

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Poppler. Please review
    the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

    Impact
    ======

    Processing a specially crafted PDF file or JBIG2 image could lead to a
    crash or the execution of arbitrary code.

    Workaround
    ==========

    Avoid opening untrusted PDFs.

    Resolution
    ==========

    All Poppler users should upgrade to the latest version:

    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/poppler-22.09.0"

    References
    ==========

    [ 1 ] CVE-2021-30860
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-30860
    [ 2 ] CVE-2022-38784
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38784

    Availability
    ============

    This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
    the Gentoo Security Website:

    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-21

    Concerns?
    =========

    Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
    confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
    importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to [email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

    License
    =======

    Copyright 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
    belongs to its owner(s).

    The contents of this document are licensed under the
    Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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