USN-3866-3: Ghostscript regression
USN-3866-3: Ghostscript regression ghostscript regression A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary USN-3866-2 introduced a regression in Ghostscript. Software Description ghostscript – PostScript and PDF interpreter Details USN-3866-2 fixed a regression in Ghostscript. The Ghostscript update introduced a new regression that resulted in certain pages being printed with a blue background. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: Tavis Ormandy 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 The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10 ghostscript – [ more… ]