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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-5396-1 Critical: Ghostscript Denial of Service

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Ghostscript could be made to crash, access files, or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5396-1
April 28, 2022

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

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

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, 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                     9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16
  libgs9                          9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5396-1
  CVE-2019-25059

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-5396-1 Critical: Ghostscript Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey April 28, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A newly discovered security vulnerability in Ghostscript on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS could allow remote code execution. Update your system urgently to protect against threats
Ghostscript could be made to crash, access files, or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16 libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5396-1

CVE-2019-25059

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April 28, 2022

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16

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