USN-3915-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities

USN-3915-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities

ghostscript vulnerabilities

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

Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.

Software Description

  • ghostscript – PostScript and PDF interpreter

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.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10
ghostscript9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.8
libgs99.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.8
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
ghostscript9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8
libgs99.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
ghostscript9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8
libgs99.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
ghostscript9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8
libgs99.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

Source: USN-3915-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities

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