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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1761-1] ghostscript security update)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

4.3

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

3 years ago

Modified

Modified

3 years ago

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Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the DSA-1761-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

Cedric Buissart discovered two vulnerabilities in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which could result in bypass of file system restrictions of the dSAFER sandbox.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'ghostscript' package(s) on Debian Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u2. We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

References

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