USN-6897-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6897-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6897-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6897-1
Related
Published
2024-07-15T11:27:33.347409Z
Modified
2024-07-15T11:27:33.347409Z
Summary
ghostscript vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain long PDF filter names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-29506)

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain API parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-29507)

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain BaseFont names. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-29508)

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PDF passwords that contained NULL bytes. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-29509)

It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain certain file paths when doing OCR. An attacker could use this issue to read arbitrary files and write error messages to arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-29511)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript?arch=src?distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.13",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript?arch=src?distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9",
            "binary_name": "libgs9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.9",
            "binary_name": "libgs9-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / ghostscript

Package

Name
ghostscript
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript?arch=src?distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3",
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3",
            "binary_name": "libgs-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3",
            "binary_name": "libgs-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3",
            "binary_name": "libgs10"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3",
            "binary_name": "libgs10-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.3",
            "binary_name": "libgs10-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}