{"id":"ubuntu-usn-13fd678cdb9b","seq":1259824,"kind":"advisory","title":"USN-8949-1: Ghostscript vulnerabilities","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8949-1","permalink":"https://vulnpulse.app/items/ubuntu-usn-13fd678cdb9b","summary":"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 ex…","severity":null,"techs":["ubuntu","linux"],"cves":["CVE-2026-101258"],"tags":["security"],"source":{"id":"ubuntu-usn","name":"Ubuntu Security Notices"},"published_at":"2026-10-21T15:39:32.000Z","fetched_at":"2026-10-26T07:39:16.676Z"}