NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ghostscript package, versions <0:9.56.1-5.amzn2023.0.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-GHOSTSCRIPT-3345338
  • published7 Mar 2023
  • disclosed16 Jun 2022

Introduced: 16 Jun 2022

CVE-2022-2085  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 ghostscript to version 0:9.56.1-5.amzn2023.0.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-053.

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:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A NULL pointer dereference vulnerability was found in Ghostscript, which occurs when it tries to render a large number of bits in memory. When allocating a buffer device, it relies on an init_device_procs defined for the device that uses it as a prototype that depends upon the number of bits per pixel. For bpp > 64, mem_x_device is used and does not have an init_device_procs defined. This flaw allows an attacker to parse a large number of bits (more than 64 bits per pixel), which triggers a NULL pointer dereference flaw, causing an application to crash.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1