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Posted on 21 May 2026
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-6286-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
May 21, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : evince
CVE ID : CVE-2026-46529
It was discovered that evince, a simple multi-page document viewer, is
prone to a command injection vulnerability if a specially crafted PDF
file is opened.
For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 43.1-2+deb12u1.
For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 48.1-3+deb13u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your evince packages.
For the detailed security status of evince please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/evince
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
