Ubuntu Update for ghostscript, gs-gpl vulnerability USN-501-2

Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-501-2
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-501-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Jasper. This update provides the corresponding update for the Jasper internal to Ghostscript. Original advisory details: It was discovered that Jasper did not correctly handle corrupted JPEG2000 images. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted JPG, a remote attacker could cause the application using libjasper to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Affected
ghostscript, gs-gpl vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.10 , Ubuntu 7.04 , Ubuntu 7.10
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