Security update for ghostscript

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3942-1
Release Date: 2024-11-07T10:11:51Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-46951 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-46953 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2024-46955 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-46956 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS 12-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security 12-SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-46951: Fixed arbitrary code execution via unchecked "Implementation" pointer in "Pattern" color space (bsc#1232265).
  • CVE-2024-46953: Fixed integer overflow when parsing the page format results in path truncation, path traversal, code execution (bsc#1232267).
  • CVE-2024-46956: Fixed arbitrary code execution via out of bounds data access in filenameforall (bsc#1232270).
  • CVE-2024-46955: Fixed out of bounds read when reading color in "Indexed" color space (bsc#1232269).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS 12-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2024-3942=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security 12-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2024-3942=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-23.86.1
    • ghostscript-x11-9.52-23.86.1
    • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-23.86.1
    • ghostscript-9.52-23.86.1
    • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-23.86.1
    • ghostscript-devel-9.52-23.86.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security 12-SP5 (x86_64)
    • ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-23.86.1
    • ghostscript-x11-9.52-23.86.1
    • ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-23.86.1
    • ghostscript-9.52-23.86.1
    • ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-23.86.1
    • ghostscript-devel-9.52-23.86.1

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