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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4748-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
August 25, 2020                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : ghostscript
CVE ID         : CVE-2020-16287 CVE-2020-16288 CVE-2020-16289 CVE-2020-16290 
                 CVE-2020-16291 CVE-2020-16292 CVE-2020-16293 CVE-2020-16294 
                 CVE-2020-16295 CVE-2020-16296 CVE-2020-16297 CVE-2020-16298 
                 CVE-2020-16299 CVE-2020-16300 CVE-2020-16301 CVE-2020-16302 
                 CVE-2020-16303 CVE-2020-16304 CVE-2020-16305 CVE-2020-16306 
                 CVE-2020-16307 CVE-2020-16308 CVE-2020-16309 CVE-2020-16310 
                 CVE-2020-17538

Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL
PostScript/PDF interpreter which could result in denial of service and
potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files
are processed.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u4.

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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4748-1: ghostscript security update

August 25, 2020
Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code ...

Summary

Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL
PostScript/PDF interpreter which could result in denial of service and
potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files
are processed.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in
version 9.27~dfsg-2+deb10u4.

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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Severity
Package : ghostscript
CVE ID : CVE-2020-16287 CVE-2020-16288 CVE-2020-16289 CVE-2020-16290
CVE-2020-16291 CVE-2020-16292 CVE-2020-16293 CVE-2020-16294
CVE-2020-16295 CVE-2020-16296 CVE-2020-16297 CVE-2020-16298
CVE-2020-16299 CVE-2020-16300 CVE-2020-16301 CVE-2020-16302
CVE-2020-16303 CVE-2020-16304 CVE-2020-16305 CVE-2020-16306
CVE-2020-16307 CVE-2020-16308 CVE-2020-16309 CVE-2020-16310
CVE-2020-17538

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