USN-5618-1: Ghostscript vulnerability
Publication date
20 September 2022
Overview
Ghostscript could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted.
Releases
Packages
- ghostscript - PostScript and PDF interpreter
Details
It was discovered the Ghostscript incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain inputs. By tricking a user into opening a specially
crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause the program to crash.
It was discovered the Ghostscript incorrectly handled memory when
processing certain inputs. By tricking a user into opening a specially
crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause the program to crash.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 LTS xenial | ghostscript – 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4 | ||
| ghostscript-x – 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4 | |||
| libgs9 – 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4 | |||
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