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Debian 11: DLA-4118-1 critical: ghostscript buffer overflow issues

debian lts
Calendar Grey April 7, 2025
Dist Debian Esm H88
Improve Ghostscript security by applying the patches and updates from Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4118-1 to protect against vulnerabilities and enhance performance
Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in the PostScript/PDF interpreter Ghostscript
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security advisory buffer overflow Debian ghostscript integer overflow Unicode

Summary

CVE-2025-27830

Buffer overflow via serialization of DollarBlend

CVE-2025-27831

Unicode decoding overrun

CVE-2025-27832

Integer overflow leading to buffer overflow

CVE-2025-27835

Confusion between bytes and shorts

CVE-2025-27836

Buffer overflow in bj10v device

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version
9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u10.

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 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: 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u10
CVE ID: CVE-2025-27830 CVE-2025-27831 CVE-2025-27832 CVE-2025-27835

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow Debian ghostscript integer overflow Unicode

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