Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libgs package, versions <0:9.54.0-9.amzn2.0.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBGS-8545350
  • published20 Dec 2024
  • disclosed10 Nov 2024

Introduced: 10 Nov 2024

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libgs to version 0:9.54.0-9.amzn2.0.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2708.

NVD Description

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

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