Ubuntu Security Notice 3638-1 - It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3638-1
May 07, 2018
qpdf vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in QPDF.
Software Description:
- qpdf: tools for transforming and inspecting PDF files
Details:
It was discovered that QPDF incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause QPDF to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10:
libqpdf21 8.0.2-3~17.10.1
qpdf 8.0.2-3~17.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libqpdf21 8.0.2-3~16.04.1
qpdf 8.0.2-3~16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libqpdf21 8.0.2-3~14.04.1
qpdf 8.0.2-3~14.04.1
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3638-1
CVE-2015-9252, CVE-2017-11624, CVE-2017-11625, CVE-2017-11626,
CVE-2017-11627, CVE-2017-12595, CVE-2017-18183, CVE-2017-18184,
CVE-2017-18185, CVE-2017-18186, CVE-2017-9208, CVE-2017-9209,
CVE-2017-9210, CVE-2018-9918
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qpdf/8.0.2-3~17.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qpdf/8.0.2-3~16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qpdf/8.0.2-3~14.04.1