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Ubuntu 23.10: USN-6551-1 moderate: ghostscript denial of service

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Ghostscript could be made to crash if it wrote a TIFF file.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6551-1
December 12, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Ghostscript could be made to crash if it wrote a TIFF file.

Software Description:
- ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter

Details:

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled writing TIFF files.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   ghostscript                     10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 23.04:
   ghostscript                     10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   ghostscript                     9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6551-1
   CVE-2023-46751

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.5
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6

Ubuntu 23.10: USN-6551-1 moderate: ghostscript denial of service

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Calendar Grey December 12, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Users of Ubuntu may encounter issues with Ghostscript when handling TIFF files. It is advisable to perform an update to enhance system security.
Ghostscript could be made to crash if it wrote a TIFF file.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Ghostscript could be made to crash if it wrote a TIFF file. Software Description: - ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter Details: It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled writing TIFF files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: ghostscript 10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 23.04: ghostscript 10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.5 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6551-1

CVE-2023-46751

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6551-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/10.0.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu1.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6

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