Improper Input Validation Affecting libgs package, versions <0:9.27-1.el8
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0.45% (76th
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-LIBGS-4023986
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 13 Aug 2020
How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 libgs to version 0:9.27-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1852.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgs package and not the libgs package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
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References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16299
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701801
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=19cebe708b9ee3d9e0f8bcdd79dbc6ef9ddc70d2
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commit;h=4fcbece46870
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00032.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1852
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4469-1/
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=19cebe708b9ee3d9e0f8bcdd79dbc6ef9ddc70d2
- https://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4fcbece46870
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