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ghostscript 9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.4 source package in Ubuntu

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ghostscript (9.05~dfsg-0ubuntu4.4) precise-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: Information disclosure through getenv, filenameforall
    - debian/patches/CVE-2013-5653.patch: Have filenameforall and getenv
      honor SAFER
    - CVE-2013-5653
  * SECURITY UPDATE: userparams with %pipe% in paths allow remote shell exec
    - debian/patches/CVE-2016-7976.patch: Add a file permissions callback
    - CVE-2016-7976
  * SECURITY UPDATE: use-after-free and remote code execution
    - debian/patches/CVE-2016-7978.patch: Reference count device icc profile
    - CVE-2016-7978
  * SECURITY UPDATE: type confusion allows remote code execution
    - debian/patches/CVE-2016-7979.patch: DSC parser - validate parameters
    - CVE-2016-7979
  * SECURITY UPDATE: NULL dereference
    - debian/patches/CVE-2016-8602.patch: check for sufficient params
    - CVE-2016-8602
  * SECURITY UPDATE: fix SAFER permissions
    - debian/patches/CVE-2016-7977.patch: Be rigorous with SAFER permissions
    - CVE-2016-7977

 -- Emily Ratliff <email address hidden>  Thu, 01 Dec 2016 08:37:22 -0600

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ghostscript: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 Furthermore, it can render PostScript and PDF files as graphics to be
 printed on non-PostScript printers. Supported printers include common
 dot-matrix, inkjet and laser models.

ghostscript-cups: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - CUPS filters

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 This package contains the CUPS filters, drivers, and PPDs which come
 with GPL Ghostscript.

ghostscript-cups-dbgsym: debug symbols for package ghostscript-cups

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 This package contains the CUPS filters, drivers, and PPDs which come
 with GPL Ghostscript.

ghostscript-dbg: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Debug symbols

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 This package contains the debugging symbols for ghostscript, ghostscript-x,
 ghostscript-cups and libgs9.

ghostscript-dbgsym: debug symbols for package ghostscript

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 Furthermore, it can render PostScript and PDF files as graphics to be
 printed on non-PostScript printers. Supported printers include common
 dot-matrix, inkjet and laser models.

ghostscript-doc: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Documentation

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 This package contains documentation for GPL Ghostscript, mainly
 targeted developers and advanced users.

ghostscript-x: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - X11 support

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 This package contains the GPL Ghostscript output device for X11.

ghostscript-x-dbgsym: debug symbols for package ghostscript-x

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 This package contains the GPL Ghostscript output device for X11.

gs-common: Transitional dummy package for ghostscript

 This is a dummy package provided for a smooth transition from previous
 separately packages Ghostscript flavors now replaced by ghostscript.
 .
 It may safely be removed after installation.

libgs-dev: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Development Files

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 This package provides the development files for the GPL Ghostscript
 library which makes the facilities of GPL Ghostscript available to
 applications.

libgs9: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Library

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 This package provides the Ghostscript library which makes the
 facilities of GPL Ghostscript available to applications.

libgs9-common: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - common files

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 This package provides common architecture-independent files needed by
 the GPL Ghostscript library.

libgs9-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libgs9

 GPL Ghostscript is used for PostScript/PDF preview and printing.
 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
 This package provides the Ghostscript library which makes the
 facilities of GPL Ghostscript available to applications.