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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3915-1
March 21, 2019
ghostscript vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 18.10
– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.
Software Description:
– ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter
Details:
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.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10:
ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.8
libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.8
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8
libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8
libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8
libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3915-1
CVE-2019-3835, CVE-2019-3838
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.10.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.8
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