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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844151
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4111-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the USN-4111-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the USN-4111-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Hiroki Matsukuma discovered that the PDF interpreter in Ghostscript
did not properly restrict privileged calls when '-dSAFER'
restrictions were in effect. If a user or automated system were
tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to access arbitrary files.
(CVE-2019-14811, CVE-2019-14812, CVE-2019-14813, CVE-2019-14817)

Affected Software/OS:
'ghostscript' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-14811
Bugtraq: 20190910 [SECURITY] [DSA 4518-1] ghostscript security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Sep/15
Debian Security Information: DSA-4518 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4518
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBUC4DBBJTRFNCR3IODBV4IXB2C2HI3V/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZP34D27RKYV2POJ3NJLSVCHUA5V5C45A/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6AATIHU32MYKUOXQDJQU4X4DDVL7NAY3/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00007.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHBA-2019:2824
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2019:2594
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2594
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2222 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00090.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2223 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-09/msg00088.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-14812
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-14813
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-14817
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