Description
In Poppler 0.54.0, a memory leak vulnerability was found in the function gmalloc in gmem.cc, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | poppler | 0.57.0-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | poppler | 0.57.0-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | poppler | 0.57.0-2 | — |
| Debian 9 | poppler | 0.48.0-2+deb9u1 | DSA-4079-1 |
| Debian 8 | poppler | 0.26.5-2+deb8u2 | DSA-4079-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | poppler | 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.2 | USN-3350-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | poppler | 0.24.5-2ubuntu4.5 | USN-3350-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP3 | poppler +1 | 0.43.0-16.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1999-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | poppler | 0.24.4-14.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1999-1, SUSE-SU-2017:1672-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | poppler-qt | 0.43.0-16.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1999-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | poppler +1 | 0.43.0-16.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1999-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | poppler | 0.24.4-14.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1999-1, SUSE-SU-2017:1672-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | poppler-qt | 0.43.0-16.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:1999-1 |
Advisories 5
- USN-3350-1 poppler vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DSA-4079-1 poppler - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:1672-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:1999-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-3200 poppler: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 21, 2023
References
- DSA-4079 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-201801-17 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=100775