Use After Free Affecting ghostscript-x11 package, versions <0:9.27-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-GHOSTSCRIPTX11-2585466
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed13 Aug 2020

Introduced: 13 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-16303  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 ghostscript-x11 to version 0:9.27-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-1852.

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 use-after-free vulnerability in xps_finish_image_path() in devices/vector/gdevxps.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

CVSS Scores

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