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Ubuntu 18.10: USN-3831-1 Critical: Ghostscript Remote Access Threat

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Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3831-1
November 29, 2018

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

- Ubuntu 18.10
- 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 18.10:
  ghostscript                     9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
  libgs9                          9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  ghostscript                     9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  libgs9                          9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  ghostscript                     9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  libgs9                          9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  ghostscript                     9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
  libgs9                          9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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-3831-1
  CVE-2018-19409, CVE-2018-19475, CVE-2018-19476, CVE-2018-19477

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 18.10: USN-3831-1 Critical: Ghostscript Remote Access Threat

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Crucial Ghostscript patch for Ubuntu addresses severe security flaws, encompassing unauthorized access and potential code execution issues.
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 18.10: ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 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-3831-1

CVE-2018-19409, CVE-2018-19475, CVE-2018-19476, CVE-2018-19477

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November 29, 2018

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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