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ghostscript (9.26~dfsg+0-0ubuntu0.16.04.8) xenial-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: superexec operator is available
    - debian/patches/CVE-2019-3835-pre1.patch: Have gs_cet.ps run from
      gs_init.ps in Resource/Init/gs_cet.ps, Resource/Init/gs_init.ps.
    - debian/patches/CVE-2019-3835-pre2.patch: Undef /odef in
      Resource/Init/gs_cet.ps, Resource/Init/gs_init.ps.
    - debian/patches/CVE-2019-3835-1.patch: restrict superexec and remove
      it in Resource/Init/gs_cet.ps, Resource/Init/gs_dps1.ps,
      Resource/Init/gs_fonts.ps, Resource/Init/gs_init.ps,
      Resource/Init/gs_ttf.ps, Resource/Init/gs_type1.ps.
    - debian/patches/CVE-2019-3835-2.patch: obliterate superexec in
      Resource/Init/gs_init.ps, psi/icontext.c, psi/icstate.h,
      psi/zcontrol.c, psi/zdict.c, psi/zgeneric.c.
    - CVE-2019-3835
  * SECURITY UPDATE: forceput in DefineResource is still accessible
    - debian/patches/CVE-2019-3838-1.patch: make a transient proc
      executeonly in Resource/Init/gs_res.ps.
    - debian/patches/CVE-2019-3838-2.patch: an extra transient proc needs
      executeonly in Resource/Init/gs_res.ps.
    - CVE-2019-3838

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden>  Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:03:50 -0400

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

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ghostscript-dbgsym: debug symbols for package ghostscript

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 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
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 Furthermore, it can render PostScript and PDF files as graphics to be
 printed on non-PostScript printers. Supported printers include common
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ghostscript-doc: interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF - Documentation

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

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

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

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 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.

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

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 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
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libgs-dev-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libgs-dev

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

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 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
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libgs9-dbgsym: debug symbols for package libgs9

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 Usually as a back-end to a program such as ghostview, it can display
 PostScript and PDF documents in an X11 environment.
 .
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 facilities of GPL Ghostscript available to applications.