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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7103-1
November 12, 2024
ghostscript vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Ghostscript.
Software Description:
- ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter
Details:
It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PS
files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-46951, CVE-2024-46953, CVE-2024-46955, CVE-2024-46956)
It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF
files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.10.
(CVE-2024-46952)
It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled parsing certain PS
files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly bypass file path validation.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10.
(CVE-2024-46954)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.10
  ghostscript                     10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.1
  libgs10                         10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  ghostscript                     10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4
  libgs10                         10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  ghostscript                     9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10
  libgs9                          9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  ghostscript                     9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14
  libgs9                          9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7103-1
  CVE-2024-46951, CVE-2024-46952, CVE-2024-46953, CVE-2024-46954,
  CVE-2024-46955, CVE-2024-46956
Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14