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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3768-1 Critical Ghostscript Remote Access

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Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3768-1
September 19, 2018

ghostscript vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.

Software Description:
- ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter

Details:

Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple security issues in Ghostscript. If a user
or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file,
a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to access arbitrary
files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  ghostscript                     9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2
  libgs9                          9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  ghostscript                     9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9
  libgs9                          9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  ghostscript                     9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13
  libgs9                          9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3768-1
  CVE-2018-11645, CVE-2018-15908, CVE-2018-15909, CVE-2018-15910,
  CVE-2018-15911, CVE-2018-16509, CVE-2018-16510, CVE-2018-16511,
  CVE-2018-16513, CVE-2018-16539, CVE-2018-16540, CVE-2018-16541,
  CVE-2018-16542, CVE-2018-16543, CVE-2018-16585, CVE-2018-16802

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-3768-1 Critical Ghostscript Remote Access

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Numerous vulnerabilities addressed in Ghostscript as detailed in Ubuntu's security advisory USN-3768-1. It's crucial to apply system updates to maintain security.
Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 libgs9 9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9 libgs9 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13 libgs9 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3768-1

CVE-2018-11645, CVE-2018-15908, CVE-2018-15909, CVE-2018-15910,

CVE-2018-15911, CVE-2018-16509, CVE-2018-16510, CVE-2018-16511,

CVE-2018-16513, CVE-2018-16539, CVE-2018-16540, CVE-2018-16541,

CVE-2018-16542, CVE-2018-16543, CVE-2018-16585, CVE-2018-16802

Severity
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September 19, 2018

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13

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