USN-5224-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5224-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5224-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5224-1

Related

Published

2022-01-12T12:15:31.825782Z

Modified

2022-01-12T12:15:31.825782Z

Summary

ghostscript vulnerabilities

Details

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.15",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript?arch=src?distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.5

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

Ecosystem specific

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