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CVE-2023-43115 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-43115: In Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2, gdevijs.c in GhostPDL can lead to remote code execution via crafted PostScript documents because they can switch to the IJS device, or change the IjsServer parameter, after SAFER has been activated. NOTE: it is a documented risk that the IJS server can be spec

Affects 8 Linux releases across 8 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-43115 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • ghostscript→ fixed in9.53.3~dfsg-7+deb11u6urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • ghostscript→ fixed in10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u2urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • ghostscript→ fixed in10.02.0~dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

  • ghostscript→ fixed in10.02.0-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade ghostscript

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

  • ghostscript→ fixed in10.02.0-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade ghostscript

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

  • ghostscript→ fixed in10.02.0-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade ghostscript

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

  • ghostscript→ fixed in10.02.0-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade ghostscript

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

  • ghostscript→ fixed in10.02.0-r0
    apk update && apk add --upgrade ghostscript
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