Ubuntu alert USN-5396-1 (ghostscript)

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Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
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"ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com>
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[USN-5396-1] Ghostscript vulnerability
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Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:40:59 -0400
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5396-1
April 28, 2022

ghostscript vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Ghostscript could be made to crash, access files, or run programs if it
opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter

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
access arbitrary files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of
service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  ghostscript                     9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16
  libgs9                          9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.16

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5396-1
  CVE-2019-25059

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.26~dfs...