Debian DSA-4499-1: Serious Ghostscript Vulnerability Bypass Risk
debian
August 12, 2019
Netanel reported that the .buildfont1 procedure in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, does not properly restrict privileged calls, which could result in bypass of fil...
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed
in version 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u4.
For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in
version 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u1.
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/source-package/ghostscript
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: ghostscript
CVE ID: CVE-2019-10216
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