========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7904-1 December 03, 2025
ghostscript vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Ghostscript could be made to crash if it wrote certain files.
Software Description:
- ghostscript: PostScript and PDF interpreter
Details:
Piotr Kajda discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled writing certain
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
ghostscript 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgs9 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
ghostscript 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgs9 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7904-1
CVE-2025-59798, CVE-2025-59799
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