Packages
- ghostscript - PostScript and PDF interpreter
Details
It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled opening a file to
write. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to
crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2025-7462)
It was 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 (CVE-2025-59798, CVE-2025-59799)
It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled performing OCR on
certain files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2025-59800)
It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled opening a file to
write. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to
crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2025-7462)
It was 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 (CVE-2025-59798, CVE-2025-59799)
It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled performing OCR on
certain files. An attacker could use this issue to cause Ghostscript to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2025-59800)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.04 plucky | ghostscript – 10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2 | ||
| libgs10 – 10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu1.2 | |||
| 24.04 noble | ghostscript – 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8 | ||
| libgs10 – 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8 | |||
| 22.04 jammy | ghostscript – 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13 | ||
| libgs9 – 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13 | |||
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