Security update for ghostscript

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:2627-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-29508 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-29508: Fixed heap pointer leak in pdf_base_font_alloc (bsc#1227380)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-2627=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-2627=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-2627=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-2627=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ghostscript-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ghostscript-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ghostscript-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ghostscript-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-devel-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-x11-9.52-150000.197.1
    • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.197.1

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