Description
A flaw was found in Poppler in the way certain PDF files were converted into HTML. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by providing a malicious PDF file that, when processed by the 'pdftohtml' program, would crash the application causing a denial of service.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | poppler | poppler 0.76.0 | — |
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 | 0.85.0-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | poppler | 0.85.0-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | poppler | 0.85.0-2 | — |
| Debian 10 | poppler | 0.71.0-5+deb10u1 | DLA-3120-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | poppler | 0.62.0-2ubuntu2.11 | USN-4646-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | poppler | 0.41.0-0ubuntu1.15 | USN-4646-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | evince +4 | 3.28.4-11.el8 | RHSA-2021:1881 |
| RHEL 8 | poppler +8 | 20.11.0-2.el8 | RHSA-2021:1881 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | evince-devel | 3.28.4-11.el8 | ALSA-2021:1881 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | poppler-cpp +5 | 20.11.0-2.el8 | ALSA-2021:1881 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | evince | 3.28.4-11.el8 | RLSA-2021:1881 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | poppler | 20.11.0-2.el8 | RLSA-2021:1881 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP2 | poppler | 0.62.0-4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | poppler | 0.62.0-4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 |
| SLES 15 | poppler | 0.62.0-4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | poppler | 0.24.4-14.20.2 | SUSE-SU-2022:1724-1, SUSE-SU-2022:1723-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | poppler-qt | 0.43.0-16.19.3 | SUSE-SU-2022:1723-1 |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP1 | poppler | 0.62.0-4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 | poppler | 0.62.0-4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | poppler +1 | 0.43.0-16.19.3 | SUSE-SU-2022:1723-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | poppler | 0.62.0-4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | poppler | 0.62.0-4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | poppler | 0.62.0-4.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | poppler | 0.62.0-4.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | poppler | 0.76.0-r0 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | evince +4 | 3.28.4-11.el8 | ELSA-2021-1881 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | poppler +8 | 20.11.0-2.el8 | ELSA-2021-1881 |
Advisories 10
- ALSA-2021:1881 Moderate: poppler and evince security, bug fix, and enhancement update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2021:1881 Red Hat Security Advisory: poppler and evince security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- USN-4646-1 poppler vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DLA-3120-1 poppler - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- RLSA-2021:1881 Moderate: poppler and evince security, bug fix, and enhancement update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 5, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:1724-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:1723-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:3854-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ELSA-2021-1881 Moderate: poppler and evince security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 25, 2021