1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3768-1

USN-3768-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities

Publication date

19 September 2018

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.

Releases

Packages

Details

Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple security issues in Ghostscript. If a user
or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file,
a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to access arbitrary
files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple security issues in Ghostscript. If a user
or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file,
a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to access arbitrary
files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

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
18.04 bionic ghostscript –  9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2
libgs9 –  9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2
16.04 xenial ghostscript –  9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9
libgs9 –  9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9
14.04 trusty ghostscript –  9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13
libgs9 –  9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13

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