Description
An issue was discovered in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.05.0. The DOCXWRITE TXTWRITE device has a text buffer overflow via long characters to devices/vector/doc_common.c.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ghostscript | 10.05.0~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ghostscript | 10.05.0~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ghostscript | 10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u7 | DSA-5888-1 |
| Debian 11 | ghostscript | 9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u10 | DLA-4118-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.5 | USN-7378-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.11 | USN-7378-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | ghostscript | 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.15 | USN-7378-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | ghostscript | 9.52-23.89.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1118-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP3 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP3 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ghostscript | 10.05.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:14953-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | ghostscript | 9.52-150000.203.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | ghostscript | 10.05.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | ghostscript | 10.05.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | ghostscript | 10.05.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | ghostscript | 10.05.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | ghostscript | 10.05.0-r0 | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | ghostscript | 10.05.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | ghostscript | 10.05.0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | libgs +8 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.15 | ALAS2023-2025-908 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | libgs +5 | 9.54.0-9.amzn2.0.9 | ALAS2-2025-2805 |
Advisories 9
- USN-7378-1 ghostscript vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DSA-5888-1 ghostscript - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-4118-1 ghostscript - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:1127-1 Security update for ghostscript SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:1118-1 Security update for ghostscript SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:14953-1 ghostscript-10.05.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2025-0556 Ghostscript: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 14, 2025
- ALAS2-2025-2805 Important: ghostscript security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Apr 1, 2025
- ALAS2023-2025-908 Important: ghostscript security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Apr 1, 2025