Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1963-2 poppler -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
18 Oct 2019
Affected Packages:
poppler
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 942503.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2019-10871.
More information:

The fix for CVE-2019-10871 broke xpdf. This change has been reverted until a better fix can be developed.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 0.18_0.26.5-2+deb8u13.

We recommend that you upgrade your poppler packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS