1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3915-1

USN-3915-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities

Publication date

21 March 2019

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of
service.

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue 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
18.10 cosmic ghostscript –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.8
libgs9 –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.8
18.04 bionic ghostscript –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8
libgs9 –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8
16.04 xenial ghostscript –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8
libgs9 –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8
14.04 trusty ghostscript –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8
libgs9 –  9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8

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