CVE-2019-6116 Affecting ghostscript-cups package, versions <0:9.07-31.el7_6.9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.52% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-GHOSTSCRIPTCUPS-2532995
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed21 Mar 2019

Introduced: 21 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-6116  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 ghostscript-cups to version 0:9.07-31.el7_6.9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-0229.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-cups package and not the ghostscript-cups package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Artifex Ghostscript through 9.26, ephemeral or transient procedures can allow access to system operators, leading to remote code execution.

References

CVSS Scores

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