Upstream information
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.
| 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 Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2024:0920-1, published Fri Mar 22 12:32:35 UTC 2024
- SUSE-SU-2024:0921-1, published Fri Mar 22 12:32:34 UTC 2024
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-921 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-921 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 |
| Patchnames: SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-921 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 |
| 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Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated.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 SP5-ESPOS | ghostscript | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS | 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 SP5-LTSS | 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 2024CVE page last modified: Fri Dec 20 23:21:05 2024