Debian Bullseye DSA-4972-1 Critical Ghostscript Code Execution
debian
September 10, 2021
It was discovered that Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, does not properly validate access for the "%pipe%", "%handle%" and "%printer%" io devices, which could resul...
Summary
For the stable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in
version 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u1.
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-2021-3781
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