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CVE-2026-93312

poppler: Freedesktop Poppler: Denial of Service via null pointer dereference in JBIG2Stream::rewind function

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 18, 2026

Updated · September 24, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Freedesktop Poppler. A remote attacker could exploit a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the JBIG2Stream::rewind function. This could lead to a denial of service (DoS), making the application unavailable to legitimate users.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Since Poppler is a library used by various applications to process PDF documents, a direct system-wide mitigation is not readily available. Users should exercise caution when opening untrusted PDF files. If possible, process untrusted PDF documents in a sandboxed environment to limit the potential impact of such vulnerabilities.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 4.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference