UBUNTU-CVE-2025-7462

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-7462
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-7462.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-7462
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2025-07-12T06:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-10T15:24:52Z
Severity
  • 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The identifier of the patch is 619a106ba4c4abed95110f84d5efcd7aee38c7cb. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13

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
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.11
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.12

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Only a crash when opening a file fails",
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8

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
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.5
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.6
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.7

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs10"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8",
            "binary_name": "libgs10-common"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Only a crash when opening a file fails",
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:25.04

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

10.*

10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu2
10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu3
10.03.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu4
10.04.0~dfsg1-2ubuntu1
10.05.0~rc1~dfsg1-0ubuntu1
10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1
10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs10"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2",
            "binary_name": "libgs10-common"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Only a crash when opening a file fails",
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:25.10

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4

Affected versions

10.*

10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1
10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4",
            "binary_name": "libgs-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4",
            "binary_name": "libgs10"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4",
            "binary_name": "libgs10-common"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Only a crash when opening a file fails",
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm9?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

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
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm9

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm9",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Only a crash when opening a file fails"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

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
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3
9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm4

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm4",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm4",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm4",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm4",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm4",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Only a crash when opening a file fails"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

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
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ],
    "priority_reason": "Only a crash when opening a file fails"
}