Debian: DSA-4518-1: ghostscript security update

Date 07 Sep 2019

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

It was discovered that various procedures in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, do not properly restrict privileged calls, which could result in bypass of file system restrictions of the dSAFER sandbox.


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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4518-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
September 07, 2019                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : ghostscript
CVE ID         : CVE-2019-14811 CVE-2019-14812 CVE-2019-14813 CVE-2019-14817

It was discovered that various procedures in Ghostscript, the GPL
PostScript/PDF interpreter, do not properly restrict privileged calls,
which could result in bypass of file system restrictions of the dSAFER
sandbox.

For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed
in version 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u5.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u2.

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

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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