USN-3831-2: Ghostscript regression | Ubuntu security notices

Packages

ghostscript - PostScript and PDF interpreter

Details

USN-3831-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ghostscript. Ghostscript 9.26
introduced a regression when used with certain options. This update fixes
the problem.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Ghostscript contained multiple security issues. 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.

USN-3831-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ghostscript. Ghostscript 9.26
introduced a regression when used with certain options. This update fixes
the problem.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Ghostscript contained multiple security issues. 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.

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
18.10 cosmic	ghostscript – 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.3
18.10 cosmic	libgs9 – 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.3
18.04 bionic	ghostscript – 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
18.04 bionic	libgs9 – 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3
16.04 xenial	ghostscript – 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
16.04 xenial	libgs9 – 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
14.04 trusty	ghostscript – 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
14.04 trusty	libgs9 – 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

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References

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1806517