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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7103-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 7103-1 - 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. It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.10.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7103-1November 12, 2024ghostscript vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 24.10- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS- Ubuntu 20.04 LTSSummary:Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.Software Description:- ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreterDetails:It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PSfiles. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash,resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.(CVE-2024-46951, CVE-2024-46953, CVE-2024-46955, CVE-2024-46956)It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PDFfiles. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash,resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Thisissue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.10.(CVE-2024-46952)It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PSfiles. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash,resulting in a denial of service, or possibly bypass file path validation.This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10.(CVE-2024-46954)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 24.10 ghostscript 10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.1 libgs10 10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.1Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ghostscript 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4 libgs10 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ghostscript 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10 libgs9 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ghostscript 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14 libgs9 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7103-1 CVE-2024-46951, CVE-2024-46952, CVE-2024-46953, CVE-2024-46954, CVE-2024-46955, CVE-2024-46956Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14Related news
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Debian Linux Security Advisory 5808-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files are processed.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5808-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files are processed.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5808-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files are processed.
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5808-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files are processed.