A ghostscript security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 Extended LTS to address multiple security issues.
ELA-540-1 ghostscript security update
Package ghostscript
ELA-540-1 ghostscript security update
Version 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u8
Related CVEs CVE-2021-45944 CVE-2021-45949
Multiple security issues were discovered in Ghostscript, the GPL PostScript/PDF interpreter, which could result in denial of service and potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed document files are processed.
For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 9.26a~dfsg-0+deb8u8.
We recommend that you upgrade your ghostscript packages.
Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/
