UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46953

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46953

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46953.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46953

Upstream

CVE-2024-46953

Downstream

USN-7103-1

USN-7138-1

Related

Published

2024-10-30T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T17:03:39Z

Severity

7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

An issue was discovered in base/gsdevice.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. An integer overflow when parsing the filename format string (for the output filename) results in path truncation, and possible path traversal and code execution.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8

Affected versions

9.*

9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu3

9.16~dfsg~0-0ubuntu4

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu1

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.2

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.3

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.4

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.7

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8

9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.9

9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.5

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.6

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.7

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.9

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.10

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.11

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.12

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.13

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm1

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm2

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm3

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm4

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm5

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm6

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3

Affected versions

9.*

9.21~dfsg+1-0ubuntu3

9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1

9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.1

9.22~dfsg+1-0ubuntu1.2

9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.4

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.5

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.6

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.7

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.8

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.9

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.10

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.11

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.12

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.13

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.14

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.17

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm1

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14

Affected versions

9.*

9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu3

9.27~dfsg+0-0ubuntu4

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu1

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu2

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu3

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.2

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.3

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.4

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.6

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.7

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.8

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.9

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.10

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.11

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.12

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10

Affected versions

9.*

9.54.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu2

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu4

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.1

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.2

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.3

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.4

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.5

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.7

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4

Affected versions

10.*

10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2

10.01.2~dfsg1-0ubuntu2.1

10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1

10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2

10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu5

10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu6

10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7

10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.1

10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4",
            "binary_name": "libgs-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4",
            "binary_name": "libgs10"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4",
            "binary_name": "libgs10-common"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}