Ubuntu 6297-1: Ghostscript vulnerability
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Ghostscript could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter Details: It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled outputting certain PDF files. A local attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04: ghostscript 10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3 libgs10 10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4 libgs9 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9 libgs9 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1 libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6 libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6297-1
CVE-2023-38559
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9