Incorrect Authorization Affecting ghostscript-x11 package, versions <0:9.25-2.el8_0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-GHOSTSCRIPTX11-2541758
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Sept 2019

Introduced: 3 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-14817  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 ghostscript-x11 to version 0:9.25-2.el8_0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-2591.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ghostscript-x11 package and not the ghostscript-x11 package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in, ghostscript versions prior to 9.50, in the .pdfexectoken and other procedures where it did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass -dSAFER restrictions. A specially crafted PostScript file could disable security protection and then have access to the file system, or execute arbitrary commands.

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