USN-5224-2: ghostscript Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 13-01-2022Last modified 08-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-5224-2 is a vulnerability in ghostscript Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2021-45944CVE-2021-45949

Timeline

  1. 13-01-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ghostscript vulnerabilities USN-5224-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Ghostscript. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled certain PostScript files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • ghostscript< 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm1

1 vendor · 1 product

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