CVE-2025-52886
Published: July 3, 2025Last modified: July 22, 2025
Description
Poppler is a PDF rendering library. Versions prior to 25.06.0 use `std::atomic_int` for reference counting. Because `std::atomic_int` is only 32 bits, it is possible to overflow the reference count and trigger a use-after-free. Version 25.06.0 patches the issue.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.9 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | poppler | Unknown (22.11.0-r0) |
| Stream | poppler | Fixed (25.06.0-r0) |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/11/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/07/12/1
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/04bd91684ed41d67ae0f10cde0660e4ed74ac203
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/ac36affcc8486de38e8905a8d6547a3464ff46e5
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/issues/1581
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/merge_requests/1828
- https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2025-054_poppler/