USN-8949-1: ghostscript Ubuntu

Published
Published 21-10-2026Last modified 22-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

USN-8949-1 is a vulnerability in ghostscript Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Priority
Insufficient evidence

No CVSS vector published; no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS scoreNot scoredRisk metrics not yet published.
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 2 · Downstream 0 · Related 2
CVE-2026-101258CVE-2026-103226

Timeline

  1. 21-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ghostscript vulnerabilities Rick de Jager discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled memory under certain circumstances when processing PostScript documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted document, an attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the sandbox and execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-101258) It was discovered that Ghostscript incorrectly handled memory when converting certain fonts. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Ghostscript to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-103226) Paulos Yibelo discovered that Ghostscript did not properly validate certain operands when loading fonts. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the sandbox and execute arbitrary code. (No CVE number)

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EPSS trend

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ENISA CNW

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CIRCL

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Public exploits

0 found

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Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu1 product
  • ghostscript< 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.14+esm11 | < 9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.18.04.18+esm6 | < 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15+esm3 | < 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.15 | < 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.10 | < 10.07.1~dfsg-1ubuntu2.1 | < 10.06.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1.2

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