Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2159-1 okular -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
25 Mar 2020
Affected Packages:
okular
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 954891.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2020-9359.
More information:

Mickael Karatekin from Sysdream Labs discovered that the Okular document viewer allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

For Debian 8 Jessie, this problem has been fixed in version 4:4.14.2-2+deb8u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your okular packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS