Improper Input Validation Affecting libgs-devel package, versions <0:9.27-1.el8
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL8-LIBGSDEVEL-4038065
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 13 Aug 2020
How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:8 libgs-devel 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-devel package and not the libgs-devel 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-2020-16290
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4748
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-20
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;h=93cb0c0adbd9bcfefd021d59c472388f67d3300d
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701786
- 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/
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git%3Bh=93cb0c0adbd9bcfefd021d59c472388f67d3300d
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