Memory Leak Affecting ghostscript package, versions <0:9.54.0-9.amzn2.0.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-GHOSTSCRIPT-7681808
  • published14 Aug 2024
  • disclosed3 Jul 2024

Introduced: 3 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-29508  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ghostscript to version 0:9.54.0-9.amzn2.0.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2614.

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.

Artifex Ghostscript before 10.03.0 has a heap-based pointer disclosure (observable in a constructed BaseFont name) in the function pdf_base_font_alloc.

CVSS Scores

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