========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4445-1 August 03, 2020
ghostscript vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 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, Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: ghostscript 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1 libgs9 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4445-1 CVE-2020-15900 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ghostscript/9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.1
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