1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6297-1

USN-6297-1: Ghostscript vulnerability

Publication date

17 August 2023

Overview

Ghostscript could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled outputting certain
PDF files. A local attacker could potentially use this issue to cause
a crash, resulting in a denial of service.

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled outputting certain
PDF files. A local attacker could potentially use this issue to cause
a crash, resulting in 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
23.04 lunar ghostscript –  10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3
libgs10 –  10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3
22.04 jammy ghostscript –  9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4
libgs9 –  9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4
20.04 focal ghostscript –  9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9
libgs9 –  9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9
18.04 bionic ghostscript –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1  
libgs9 –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1  
16.04 xenial ghostscript –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6  
libgs9 –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6  

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