Upstream information

CVE-2020-36773 at MITRE

Description

Artifex Ghostscript before 9.53.0 has an out-of-bounds write and use-after-free in devices/vector/gdevtxtw.c (for txtwrite) because a single character code in a PDF document can map to more than one Unicode code point (e.g., for a ligature).

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 9.8 8.1
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None Required
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High None
Integrity Impact High High
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1219554 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-150000.185.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.52-150000.185.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-150000.185.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-920
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-150000.185.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.52-150000.185.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-150000.185.1
Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 GA ghostscript-9.52-150000.185.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-23.71.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.52-23.71.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-23.71.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-921
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-921
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.52-23.71.1
Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-921
openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • ghostscript >= 9.52-150000.185.1
  • ghostscript-devel >= 9.52-150000.185.1
  • ghostscript-x11 >= 9.52-150000.185.1
Patchnames:
openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-920


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 ghostscript Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 ghostscript Already fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.5 ghostscript Released
openSUSE Leap 15.6 ghostscript Affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 ghostscript Already fixed
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ghostscript Affected
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 ghostscript-library Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 ghostscript Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 ghostscript Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 ghostscript Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ghostscript Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 ghostscript Already fixed
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 ghostscript Affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 ghostscript Already fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.3 ghostscript Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 ghostscript Affected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Sun Feb 4 21:00:03 2024
CVE page last modified: Tue Dec 17 20:29:27 2024