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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-4445-1 Critical: Ghostscript File Access

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 3, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An exploit in Ghostscript may lead to system crashes, unauthorized file access, or execution of malicious code through specially designed files.
Ghostscript could be made to crash, access files, or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Ghostscript could be made to crash, access files, or run programs if it

opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter

Details:

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript

files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a

specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to

access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code,

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory code execution ghostscript file access ubuntu

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  ghostscript                     9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1
  libgs9                          9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4445-1

CVE-2020-15900

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August 03, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory code execution ghostscript file access ubuntu

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1

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