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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-2879-1 ghostscript -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

14 Jan 2022

Affected Packages:

ghostscript

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-45944, CVE-2021-45949.

More information:

Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files are processed.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb9u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ghostscript

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS