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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5396-2 Moderate: Ghostscript File Access Risk

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Calendar Grey June 8, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The latest Ubuntu security update USN-5396-2 resolves a critical issue with Ghostscript that could enable unauthorized file access and carry a risk of code execution.
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:

USN-5396-1 addressed a vulnerability in Ghostscript. This update

provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote code execution ghostscript moderate severity file access ubuntu

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   ghostscript                     9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm3
   libgs9                             9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm3

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5396-2

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

CVE-2019-25059

June 08, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote code execution ghostscript moderate severity file access ubuntu

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