Description
An issue was discovered in Poppler 0.74.0. A recursive function call, in JBIG2Stream::readTextRegion() located in JBIG2Stream.cc, can be triggered by sending a crafted pdf file to (for example) the pdfimages binary. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact. This is related to JBIG2Bitmap::clearToZero.
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 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | poppler | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | poppler | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | poppler | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | poppler | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | poppler | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | poppler | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | poppler | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | poppler | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | poppler | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.26.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4562-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.26.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4562-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | poppler | 0.24.4-14.41.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4546-1, SUSE-SU-2023:4362-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | poppler-qt | 0.43.0-16.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4362-1 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | poppler +1 | 0.43.0-16.40.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4362-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.26.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4562-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.26.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4562-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | poppler | 0.62.0-150000.4.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:4562-1, SUSE-SU-2023:4270-1 |
Advisories 5
- SUSE-SU-2023:4546-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:4562-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:4270-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:4362-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-2784 poppler: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 26, 2023