USN-6551-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6551-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6551-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6551-1

Related

Published

2023-12-12T13:08:30.503366Z

Modified

2023-12-12T13:08:30.503366Z

Summary

ghostscript vulnerability

Details

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled writing TIFF files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name: ghostscript
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.6"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}