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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6551-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6551-1 - 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.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6551-1
December 12, 2023
ghostscript vulnerability
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
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Debian Linux Security Advisory 5578-1 - It was discovered that Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, does not properly handle errors in the gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() function, which could result in the execution of arbitrary commands if malformed document files are processed.
An issue was discovered in the function gdev_prn_open_printer_seekable() in Artifex Ghostscript through 10.02.0 allows remote attackers to crash the application via a dangling pointer.