Description
In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.05.1, ocr_begin_page in devices/gdevpdfocr.c has an integer overflow that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow in ocr_line8.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artifex | Ghostscript | ≤ 10.05.1 | — |
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 | 10.06.0~dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ghostscript | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | ghostscript | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ghostscript | 10.05.0dfsg1-0ubuntu4 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ghostscript | 10.02.1~dfsg1-0ubuntu7.8 | USN-7782-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ghostscript | 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.13 | USN-7782-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ghostscript | 10.06.0-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15707-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | ghostscript | 10.06.0-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:20592-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | ghostscript | 10.06.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | ghostscript | 10.06.0-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | libgs +8 | 9.56.1-7.amzn2023.0.19 | ALAS2023-2025-1218 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | libgs +5 | 9.54.0-9.amzn2.0.13 | ALAS2-2025-3018 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | ghostscript +2 | 10.07.0-r0 | — |
Advisories 6
- WID-SEC-2025-2101 Ghostscript: Schwachstellen ermöglichen Codeausführung BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 28, 2026
- USN-7782-1 ghostscript vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20592-1 Security update for ghostscript SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Apr 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15707-1 ghostscript-10.06.0-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Mar 23, 2026
- ALAS2-2025-3018 Important: ghostscript security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 14, 2025
- ALAS2023-2025-1218 Important: ghostscript security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Oct 14, 2025