# ELSA-2021-1881: Security update for 14 packages

ELSA-2021-1881, released May 25, 2021, fixes 1 CVE across 14 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2021-1881
- Platform: Linux
- Released: May 25, 2021
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2020-27778, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-1881.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [evince](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/evince.md) | ol 8 | 0:3.28.4-11.el8 |
| [evince-browser-plugin](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/evince-browser-plugin.md) | ol 8 | 0:3.28.4-11.el8 |
| [evince-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/evince-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:3.28.4-11.el8 |
| [evince-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/evince-libs.md) | ol 8 | 0:3.28.4-11.el8 |
| [evince-nautilus](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/evince-nautilus.md) | ol 8 | 0:3.28.4-11.el8 |
| [poppler](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/poppler.md) | ol 8 | 0:20.11.0-2.el8 |
| [poppler-cpp](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/poppler-cpp.md) | ol 8 | 0:20.11.0-2.el8 |
| [poppler-cpp-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/poppler-cpp-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:20.11.0-2.el8 |
| [poppler-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/poppler-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:20.11.0-2.el8 |
| [poppler-glib](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/poppler-glib.md) | ol 8 | 0:20.11.0-2.el8 |
| [poppler-glib-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/poppler-glib-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:20.11.0-2.el8 |
| [poppler-qt5](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/poppler-qt5.md) | ol 8 | 0:20.11.0-2.el8 |
| [poppler-qt5-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/poppler-qt5-devel.md) | ol 8 | 0:20.11.0-2.el8 |
| [poppler-utils](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/poppler-utils.md) | ol 8 | 0:20.11.0-2.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2020-27778](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-27778.md) | High | evince-devel: Poppler is a Portable Document Format (PDF) rendering library, used by applications such as Evince.  The evince packa... | 7.5 | 0.0220 |  |

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