Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ghostscript-doc package, versions <0:9.54.0-18.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (58th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-GHOSTSCRIPTDOC-10245899
  • published26 May 2025
  • disclosed13 May 2025

Introduced: 13 May 2025

CVE-2024-46956  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 ghostscript-doc to version 0:9.54.0-18.el9_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:7422.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-doc package and not the ghostscript-doc package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in psi/zfile.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 10.04.0. Out-of-bounds data access in filenameforall can lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Base Scores

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