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Ubuntu: USN-3773-1 critical: Ghostscript Remote Code Execution

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Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3773-1
October 01, 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:

It was discovered that Ghostscript contained multiple security issues. 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                     9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  libgs9                          9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  ghostscript                     9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  libgs9                          9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  ghostscript                     9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  libgs9                          9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3773-1
  CVE-2018-16510, CVE-2018-17183

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu: USN-3773-1 critical: Ghostscript Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey October 1, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A number of security flaws addressed in Ghostscript for Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04, and 18.04. Ensure you update your system 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 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libgs9 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 libgs9 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 libgs9 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3773-1

CVE-2018-16510, CVE-2018-17183

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October 01, 2018

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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