CVE-2021-45944

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    CVE-2021-45944

    Published: 1 Jan 2022Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Ghostscript GhostPDL 9.50 through 9.53.3 has a use-after-free in sampled_data_sample (called from sampled_data_continue and interp).

    References: https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7861fcad13c497728189feafb41cd57b5b50ea25, https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/ghostscript/OSV-2021-237.yaml, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00006.html, https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5038, https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=30715, https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/issues/16, https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=29903

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