Description
Poppler ia a library for rendering PDF files, and examining or modifying their structure. A use-after-free (write) vulnerability has been detected in versions Poppler prior to 25.10.0 within the StructTreeRoot class. The issue arises from the use of raw pointers to elements of a `std::vector`, which can lead to dangling pointers when the vector is resized. The vulnerability stems from the way that refToParentMap stores references to `std::vector` elements using raw pointers. These pointers may become invalid when the vector is resized. This vulnerability is a common security problem involving the use of raw pointers to `std::vectors`. Internally, `std::vector `stores its elements in a dynamically allocated array. When the array reaches its capacity and a new element is added, the vector reallocates a larger block of memory and moves all the existing elements to the new location. At this point if any pointers to elements are stored before a resize occurs, they become dangling pointers once the reallocation happens. Version 25.10.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| poppler | poppler | < 25.10.0 | — |
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 | 25.03.0-11.1 | — |
| Debian 13 | poppler | 25.03.0-5+deb13u3 | — |
| Debian 12 | poppler | 22.12.0-2+deb12u2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | poppler | 25.03.0-10ubuntu0.1 | USN-7858-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | poppler | 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.8 | USN-7858-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | poppler | 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.12 | USN-7858-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | poppler | 0.86.1-0ubuntu1.7+esm3 | USN-7858-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | poppler +11 | 26.01.0-7.hum1 | RHSA-2026:7364 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1, SUSE-SU-2025:3779-1 |
| SLES 15 SP7 | poppler-qt5 +1 | 24.03.0-150600.3.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3779-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1, SUSE-SU-2025:3779-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | poppler-qt5 +1 | 24.03.0-150600.3.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3779-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1, SUSE-SU-2025:3900-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1 |
Show 11 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | poppler +1 | 25.04.0-160000.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21132-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1, SUSE-SU-2025:3900-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | poppler +1 | 25.04.0-160000.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:21132-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1, SUSE-SU-2025:3900-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | poppler | 0.79.0-150200.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | poppler | 25.09.1-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15648-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | poppler +2 | 25.04.0-160000.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:20068-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | poppler +2 | 24.03.0-150600.3.24.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:3779-1 |
Advisories 10
- RHSA-2026:7364 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 6, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-2260 poppler: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 2, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1730 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 16, 2026
- USN-7858-1 poppler vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:20068-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15648-1 libpoppler-cpp2-25.09.1-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:3910-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:21132-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:3900-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:3779-1 Security update for poppler SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026