TencentOS Server 4: poppler (TSSA-2024:1070)

high Nessus Plugin ID 239821

Synopsis

The remote TencentOS Server 4 host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TSSA-2024:1070 advisory.

Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

CVE-2024-6239:
A flaw was found in the Poppler's Pdfinfo utility. This issue occurs when using -dests parameter with pdfinfo utility. By using certain malformed input files, an attacker could cause the utility to crash, leading to a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://mirrors.tencent.com/tlinux/errata/tssa-20241070.xml

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-6239

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 239821

File Name: tencentos_TSSA_2024_1070.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 6/16/2025

Updated: 6/16/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:tencent:tencentos_server:poppler, cpe:/o:tencent:tencentos_server:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/etc/os-release, Host/TencentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/5/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/5/2024