CVE-2025-7462 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-7462: A vulnerability was found in Artifex GhostPDL up to 3989415a5b8e99b9d1b87cc9902bde9b7cdea145. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function pdf_ferror of the file devices/vector/gdevpdf.c of the component New Output File Open Error Handler. The manipulation leads to null pointer d

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-7462 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+deb11u11urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ghostscript→ fixed in10.0.0~dfsg-11+deb12u8urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ghostscript→ fixed in10.05.1~dfsg-1+deb13u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ghostscript
```

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