NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ghostscript package, versions <0:9.27-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-GHOSTSCRIPT-5641016
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed18 May 2021

Introduced: 18 May 2021

CVE-2020-16306  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 ghostscript to version 0:9.27-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2021:1852.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript package and not the ghostscript package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A null pointer dereference vulnerability in devices/gdevtsep.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted postscript file. This is fixed in v9.51.

CVSS Scores

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