UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46956

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-46956

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46956.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46956

Upstream

CVE-2024-46956

Downstream

USN-7103-1

USN-7138-1

Related

Published

2024-10-30T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T17:03:39Z

Severity

7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

An issue was discovered in psi/zfile.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. Out-of-bounds data access in filenameforall can lead to arbitrary code execution.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

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

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm8",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

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

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm3",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.14",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.10",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4",
            "binary_name": "libgs-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4",
            "binary_name": "libgs10"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.4",
            "binary_name": "libgs10-common"
        }
    ]
}