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USN-8949-1: 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…

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Oct 21, 2026
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