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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.2956
Ghostscript vulnerabilities
2 October 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: ghostscript
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-17183 CVE-2018-16510
Reference: ESB-2018.2939
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3773-1
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USN-3773-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities
1 October 2018
ghostscript vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
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 contained multiple security issues. 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 18.04 LTS
ghostscript - 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
libgs9 - 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
ghostscript - 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
libgs9 - 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
ghostscript - 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
libgs9 - 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2018-16510
CVE-2018-17183
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