Out-of-bounds Read Affecting ghostscript-x11 package, versions <0:9.27-11.el8
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0.07% (33rd
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-GHOSTSCRIPTX11-5816068
- published 2 Aug 2023
- disclosed 17 Jul 2023
Introduced: 17 Jul 2023
CVE-2023-38559 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 ghostscript-x11 to version 0:9.27-11.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7053.
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.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
A buffer overflow flaw was found in base/gdevdevn.c:1973 in devn_pcx_write_rle() in ghostscript. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via outputting a crafted PDF file for a DEVN device with gs.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38559
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7053
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=706897
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2224367
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=d81b82c70bc1
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00006.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GBV6BTUREXM6DB3OGHGLMWGAZ3I45TXE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QH7ERAYSSXEYDWWY7LOV7CA5MIDZN3Z6/
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