CVE-2018-13988 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-13988: Poppler through 0.62 contains an out of bounds read vulnerability due to an incorrect memory access that is not mapped in its memory space, as demonstrated by pdfunite. This can result in memory corruption and denial of service. This may be exploitable when a victim opens a specially crafted PDF fil

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-13988 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

poppler→ fixed in0.69.0-2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y poppler

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

poppler→ fixed in0.69.0-2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y poppler

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

poppler→ fixed in0.69.0-2urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y poppler

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