USN-7473-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7473-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7473-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7473-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2025-05-01T11:45:15.226454Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:41:47Z
Summary
ghostscript vulnerability
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 bypass file path validation.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.6?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.6

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-common",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs10",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs10-common",
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.6"
        }
    ]
}