Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Package | app-text/ghostscript-gpl on all architectures |
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Affected versions | < 9.20-r1 |
Unaffected versions | >= 9.20-r1 |
Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript and the bundled OpenJPEG. Please review the CVE identifiers and GLSA-201612-26 (OpenJPEG) referenced below for additional information.
Note: GPL Ghostscript in Gentoo since app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.20-r1 no longer bundles OpenJPEG.
A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PostScript file or PDF using GPL Ghostscript possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.20-r1"