Debian: DSA-4372-1: ghostscript security update

Tavis Ormandy discovered a vulnerability in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed Postscript file is processed (despite the -dSAFER sandbox being enabled).

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4372-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
January 26, 2019                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : ghostscript
CVE ID         : CVE-2019-6116

Tavis Ormandy discovered a vulnerability in Ghostscript, the GPL
PostScript/PDF interpreter, which may result in denial of service or the
execution of arbitrary code if a malformed Postscript file is processed
(despite the -dSAFER sandbox being enabled).

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ghostscript

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these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
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