CVE-2025-52886

Public on 2025-07-02

Modified on 2025-07-02

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

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

4.0

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Status
Amazon Linux 1	poppler	No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	poppler	Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023	poppler	Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	4.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2025-52886 Mitre: CVE-2025-52886