Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libgs package, versions <0:10.02.1-16.el10_0


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-LIBGS-10566659
  • published30 Jun 2025
  • 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 Oracle:10 libgs to version 0:10.02.1-16.el10_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-7499.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgs package and not the libgs package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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