Missing Authorization Affecting libgs-devel package, versions <0:9.25-5.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBGSDEVEL-1693606
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed25 Mar 2019

Introduced: 25 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-3835  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-862  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libgs-devel 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 libgs-devel package and not the libgs-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

It was found that the superexec operator was available in the internal dictionary in ghostscript before 9.27. A specially crafted PostScript file could use this flaw in order to, for example, have access to the file system outside of the constrains imposed by -dSAFER.

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