CVE-2019-6116 Affecting ghostscript package, versions <0:9.25-5.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.97% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GHOSTSCRIPT-1693755
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed21 Mar 2019

Introduced: 21 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-6116  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ghostscript to version 0:9.25-5.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1598.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript package and not the ghostscript package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

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