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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2697-1
July 30, 2015
ghostscript vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 15.04
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Ghostscript could be made to crash or run programs if it processed a
specially crafted file.
Software Description:
– ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter
Details:
William Robinet and Stefan Cornelius discovered that Ghostscript did not
correctly handle certain Postscript files. If a user or automated system
were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could cause
a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 15.04:
libgs9 9.15+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libgs9 9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libgs9 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2697-1
CVE-2015-3228
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.15+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.3
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