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Debian Security Advisory DSA-5446-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                     Salvatore Bonaccorso
July 03, 2023                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : ghostscript
CVE ID         : CVE-2023-36664

It was discovered that Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter,
does not properly handle permission validation for pipe devices, which
could result in the execution of arbitrary commands if malformed
document files are processed.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u5.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u1.

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-5446-1: ghostscript security update

July 3, 2023
It was discovered that Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, does not properly handle permission validation for pipe devices, which could result in the execution of arbi...

Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u5.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u1.

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-2023-36664

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