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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.892989
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-2989-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the DLA-2989-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'ghostscript' package(s) announced via the DLA-2989-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
A security vulnerability was found in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter. It was discovered that some privileged Postscript operators remained accessible from various places. For instance a specially crafted PostScript file could use this flaw in order to have access to the file system outside of the constrains imposed by -dSAFER.

This problem exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-3839.

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 9.26a~
dfsg-0+deb9u9.

We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.

For the detailed security status of ghostscript please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'ghostscript' package(s) on Debian 9.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-25059
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=430e219ea17a2650577d70021399c4ead05869e0
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00000.html
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