vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-3831-2.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-3831-2",
  "summary": "ghostscript regression",
  "details": "USN-3831-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ghostscript. Ghostscript 9.26\nintroduced a regression when used with certain options. This update fixes\nthe problem.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Ghostscript contained multiple security issues. If a\n user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted\n file, a remote attacker could possibly use these issues to access arbitrary\n files, execute arbitrary code, or cause a denial of service.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2018-12-06T18:21:21Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:36Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "ghostscript",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.3?arch=source&distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu2",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu3",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu4",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu5",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu6",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu7",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu8",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu9",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.1",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.2",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.3",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.4",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.5",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.6",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.7",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.9",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.10",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.12",
        "9.10~dfsg-0ubuntu10.13",
        "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1",
        "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2",
        "9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3",
        "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.14.04.3"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
          "cves": []
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "ghostscript",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "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"
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      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
          "cves": []
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "ghostscript",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ghostscript@9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3?arch=source&distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "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"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "ghostscript-x",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libgs9-common",
            "binary_version": "9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.3"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
          "cves": []
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3831-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1806517"
    }
  ]
}