Debian bullseye
Source: Debian Security Tracker
ghostscript→ fixed in9.22~dfsg-2.1urgency: not yet assignedsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript
Back to CVE digest
CVE-2018-10194 · cross-distro fix matrix
CVE-2018-10194: The set_text_distance function in devices/vector/gdevpdts.c in the pdfwrite component in Artifex Ghostscript through 9.22 does not prevent overflows in text-positioning calculation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impa
Affects 8 Linux releases across 13 (distro × package) combinations.
Fix per ecosystem
Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-10194 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.
Debian bookworm
Source: Debian Security Tracker
ghostscript→ fixed in9.22~dfsg-2.1urgency: not yet assignedsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript
Debian trixie
Source: Debian Security Tracker
ghostscript→ fixed in9.22~dfsg-2.1urgency: not yet assignedsudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript
Alpine v3.20
Source: Alpine secdb
ghostscript→ fixed in9.23-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade ghostscript
wireshark→ fixed in2.4.6-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade wireshark
Alpine v3.21
Source: Alpine secdb
ghostscript→ fixed in9.23-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade ghostscript
wireshark→ fixed in2.4.6-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade wireshark
Alpine edge
Source: Alpine secdb
ghostscript→ fixed in9.23-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade ghostscript
wireshark→ fixed in2.4.6-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade wireshark
Alpine v3.18
Source: Alpine secdb
ghostscript→ fixed in9.23-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade ghostscript
wireshark→ fixed in2.4.6-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade wireshark
Alpine v3.19
Source: Alpine secdb
ghostscript→ fixed in9.23-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade ghostscript
wireshark→ fixed in2.4.6-r0apk update && apk add --upgrade wireshark
Are YOU affected by CVE-2018-10194?
5-second check on your actual server. Reads /etc/os-release, uname -r, and the distro's package manager; matches against this same cross-source index live.
curl https://mindsparkstack.com/scan.sh | bash
Continuous monitoring beats manual checking
CVE-2018-10194dropped silently in your distro's update channel. Every new CVE is the same story. StackPatch runs the matcher hourly against all 5 sources and emails the exact remediation when something new applies to one of your servers. $99 lifetime, 50 founder seats, 30-day refund.
See StackPatch ($99 lifetime)