Use After Free Affecting libgs-devel package, versions <0:9.27-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-LIBGSDEVEL-2585358
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed3 Sept 2020

Introduced: 3 Sep 2020

CVE-2020-14373  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 libgs-devel 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 libgs-devel package and not the libgs-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use after free was found in igc_reloc_struct_ptr() of psi/igc.c of ghostscript-9.25. A local attacker could supply a specially crafted PDF file to cause a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

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