USN-8839-1: Atril vulnerabilities

Publication date

28 September 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Atril.


Packages

  • atril - Official Document Viewer of the MATE Desktop Environment

Details

It was discovered that Atril did not properly sanitize command-line
arguments in PDF /GoToR actions. If a user opened a specially crafted PDF
file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-46529)

It was discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2019-1010006)

Andy Nguyen discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain images. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-11459)

It was discovered that Atril did not properly sanitize command-line
arguments in PDF /GoToR actions. If a user opened a specially crafted PDF
file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-46529)

It was discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
(CVE-2019-1010006)

Andy Nguyen discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain images. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-11459)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute atril –  1.28.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
24.04 LTS noble atril –  1.26.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  
22.04 LTS jammy atril –  1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2+esm1  
20.04 LTS focal atril –  1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic atril –  1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm3  
16.04 LTS xenial atril –  1.12.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm1

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