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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.0233.2
ghostscript security update
12 February 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: ghostscript
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 9
Debian GNU/Linux 8
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-6116
Reference: ESB-2019.0209
ESB-2019.0204
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4372
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00016.html
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) advisories
Revision History: February 12 2019: DLA 1670-1 added support for Debian 8
January 29 2019: Initial Release
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4372-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
January 26, 2019 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : ghostscript
CVE ID : CVE-2019-6116
Tavis Ormandy discovered a vulnerability in Ghostscript, the GPL
PostScript/PDF interpreter, which may result in denial of service or the
execution of arbitrary code if a malformed Postscript file is processed
(despite the -dSAFER sandbox being enabled).
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.
For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ghostscript
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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Package : ghostscript
Version : 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u1
CVE ID : CVE-2019-6116
Tavis Ormandy discovered a vulnerability in Ghostscript, the GPL
PostScript/PDF interpreter, which may result in denial of service or the
execution of arbitrary code if a malformed Postscript file is processed
(despite the -dSAFER sandbox being enabled).
For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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