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Debian 8: DLA-1761-1 Critical Ghostscript Sandbox Bypass Threat

debian lts
Calendar Grey April 23, 2019
Dist Debian Esm H88
Critical Ghostscript patch addresses security flaws in Debian 8, strengthens sandbox defenses, and mitigates potential threats.
Cedric Buissart discovered two vulnerabilities in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which could result in bypass of file system restrictions of the dSAFER sandbox
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: ghostscript
Version: 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u2
CVE ID: CVE-2019-3835 CVE-2019-3838
Debian Bug: 925256 925257

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