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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: USN-5618-1 Moderate: Ghostscript Crash Risk

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Calendar Grey September 20, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-5619-1 discloses a ghostscript weakness that could result in system failures when processing harmful PDF files.
Ghostscript could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted.

Summary

Ghostscript could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted.

Software Description:

- ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter

Details:

It was discovered the Ghostscript incorrectly handled memory when

processing certain inputs. By tricking a user into opening a specially

crafted PDF file, an attacker could cause the program to crash.

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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+esm4
   ghostscript-x                   9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4
   libgs9                              9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5618-1

  CVE-2020-27792

September 20, 2022

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