Description
Artifex MuPDF 1.14.0 has a SEGV in the function fz_load_page of the fitz/document.c file, as demonstrated by mutool. This is related to page-number mishandling in cbz/mucbz.c, cbz/muimg.c, and svg/svg-doc.c.
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 | mupdf | 1.14.0+ds1-3 | — |
| Debian 13 | mupdf | 1.14.0+ds1-3 | — |
| Debian 12 | mupdf | 1.14.0+ds1-3 | — |
| Debian 9 | mupdf | 1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u5 | DLA-2289-1 |
| Debian 8 | mupdf | 1.5-1+deb8u6 | DLA-1838-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | mupdf | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | mupdf | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 2
- DLA-2289-1 mupdf - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1838-1 mupdf - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=700446
- 106558 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2019-befe3bd225 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-15af6a9a07 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190628 [SECURITY] [DLA 1838-1] mupdf security update mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200725 [SECURITY] [DLA 2289-1] mupdf security update mailing-list
- https://cgit.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/cgit.cgi/mupdf.git/commit/?id=faf47b94e24314d74907f3f6bc874105f2c962ed