Ubuntu Security Notice 3803-1 - Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple security issues in Ghostscript. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3803-1
October 30, 2018
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:
Tavis Ormandy discovered multiple security issues in Ghostscript. If a user
or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file,
a remote attacker could possibly use these issues 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 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1
libgs9 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
ghostscript 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
libgs9 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
ghostscript 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
libgs9 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
ghostscript 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
libgs9 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3803-1
CVE-2018-17961, CVE-2018-18073, CVE-2018-18284
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2