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.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade poppler | Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libpoppler-glib8-32bitUpgrade libpoppler-qt6-develUpgrade poppler-toolsUpgrade libpoppler-cpp0Upgrade libpoppler126Upgrade libpoppler-develUpgrade libpoppler-glib-develUpgrade libpoppler-qt5-1-32bitUpgrade typelib-1_0-Poppler-0_18Upgrade libpoppler135Upgrade libpoppler-qt6-3Upgrade libpoppler135-32bitUpgrade libpoppler-qt5-1Upgrade libpoppler89Upgrade libpoppler-qt5-develUpgrade libpoppler-glib8Upgrade libpoppler-cpp0-32bit | Dec 5, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade poppler-utils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libpoppler118Upgrade libpoppler97 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libpoppler147Upgrade libpoppler134Upgrade poppler-utils | Nov 7, 2025 | Oct 10, 2025 |
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