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Ubuntu 18.04/16.04 LTS: USN-7138-1 critical: Ghostscript DoS Issue

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Calendar Grey December 5, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ghostscript underwent significant modifications to address various vulnerabilities impacting Ubuntu platforms. Discover the specifics.
Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.

Software Description:

- ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter

Details:

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PS

files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash,

resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu Ghostscript

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7138-1

  CVE-2024-46951, CVE-2024-46953, CVE-2024-46955, CVE-2024-46956

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7138-1

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security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu Ghostscript

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