CVE-2023-36664
Publication date 25 June 2023
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix).
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ghostscript | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 9.55.0~dfsg1-0ubuntu5.3
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 9.50~dfsg-5ubuntu4.8
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
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Patch details
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6213-1
- Ghostscript vulnerability
- 10 July 2023