Vulnerability · Published Sep 18, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-93312Freedesktop Poppler JBIG2Stream.cc rewind null pointer dereference
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in Poppler from Freedesktop. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A flaw has been found in Freedesktop Poppler 26.07.0. Impacted is the function JBIG2Stream::rewind of the file poppler/JBIG2Stream.cc. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 26.08.0 is recommended to address this issue. Patch name: 5e49250f13b0390edeb3f90eb4c02c9941f97067. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | poppler | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93312 |
| Debian:13 | poppler | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93312 |
| Debian:14 | poppler | 26.07.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-93312 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | poppler | 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.14 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93312 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | poppler | 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.14 | USN-8894-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | poppler | 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.10 | USN-8894-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | poppler | 24.02.0-1ubuntu9.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93312 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | poppler | 26.01.0-2ubuntu0.2 | USN-8894-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | poppler | 26.01.0-2ubuntu0.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-93312 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Freedesktop | Poppler | 26.07.0 |
Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-406610 | Freedesktop Poppler JBIG2Stream.cc rewind null pointer dereference vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-406610 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-93312 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #942345 | freedesktop.org Poppler 26.07.0 NULL Pointer Dereference third-party-advisory
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/work_items/1759 related
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/merge_requests/2314 patch
- https://github.com/r1ck9-2q/cve_summit/blob/main/Null-pointer-offset-undefined-behavior-in-JBIG2Stream-rewind-JBIG2Stream.cc-1229.md exploit
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/poppler/poppler/-/commit/5e49250f13b0390edeb3f90eb4c02c9941f97067 broken-link, patch