Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | app-text/ghostscript-gpl on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 9.28_rc4 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 9.28_rc4 |
Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted file using GPL Ghostscript, possibly resulting in 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-9.28_rc4"