Out-of-bounds Write The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package ghostscript-x11  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-GHOSTSCRIPTX11-2765121
  • published15 Apr 2022
  • disclosed14 Apr 2022

Introduced: 14 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-1350  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Red Hat security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for RHEL:8.

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 RHEL.

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GhostPCL 9.55.0. This vulnerability affects the function chunk_free_object of the file gsmchunk.c. The manipulation with a malicious file leads to a memory corruption. The attack can be initiated remotely but requires user interaction. The exploit has been disclosed to the public as a POC and may be used. It is recommended to apply the patches to fix this issue.