Red Hat Security Advisory: poppler security update
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-6239) was identified in the Poppler PDF rendering library used by applications such as Evince. The issue causes a crash in the pdfinfo utility when processing broken PDF documents with the -dests parameter. Red Hat has released an update for Poppler in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address this vulnerability. The update is available for multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. Users are advised to apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-6239 is a vulnerability in the Poppler PDF rendering library, specifically in the pdfinfo tool, where processing malformed or broken PDF documents with the -dests parameter can cause a crash. This issue was rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. The vulnerability is addressed in an update to Poppler provided for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants. The advisory references Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 release notes for additional changes and provides guidance for applying the update. There is no CVSS score provided, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause the pdfinfo utility to crash when handling malformed PDF documents using the -dests parameter. This may lead to denial of service conditions in applications relying on Poppler for PDF processing. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild. The impact is limited to crash conditions without further escalation details provided.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Poppler in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9167 and the linked article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: poppler security update
Description
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-6239) was identified in the Poppler PDF rendering library used by applications such as Evince. The issue causes a crash in the pdfinfo utility when processing broken PDF documents with the -dests parameter. Red Hat has released an update for Poppler in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to address this vulnerability. The update is available for multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. Users are advised to apply the update as detailed in the Red Hat advisory.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-6239 is a vulnerability in the Poppler PDF rendering library, specifically in the pdfinfo tool, where processing malformed or broken PDF documents with the -dests parameter can cause a crash. This issue was rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. The vulnerability is addressed in an update to Poppler provided for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and its variants. The advisory references Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.5 release notes for additional changes and provides guidance for applying the update. There is no CVSS score provided, and no known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can cause the pdfinfo utility to crash when handling malformed PDF documents using the -dests parameter. This may lead to denial of service conditions in applications relying on Poppler for PDF processing. There are no reports of exploitation in the wild. The impact is limited to crash conditions without further escalation details provided.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Poppler in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9167 and the linked article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:9167
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1ec4853345fc1830915
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:24 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:40:02 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 20
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