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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5396-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5396-1 - It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5396-1April 28, 2022ghostscript vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 18.04 LTSSummary:Ghostscript could be made to crash, access files, or run programs if itopened a specially crafted file.Software Description:- ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreterDetails:It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScriptfiles. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing aspecially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue toaccess arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial ofservice.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16 libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5396-1 CVE-2019-25059Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16