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Gentoo: GLSA-201708-06 Normal Severity: Ghostscript Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey August 21, 2017
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Numerous security flaws identified in GPL Ghostscript may enable unauthorized code execution; prompt updates strongly advised.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst of which can resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for additional information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update code execution ghostscript multiple issues normal severity

Resolution

All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.21"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10219 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10219 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-10220 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10220 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-5951 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5951 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-6196 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6196 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-7207 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7207 [ 6 ] CVE-2017-8291 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-8291

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-06
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 21, 2017
Bugs: #616814, #617016, #617018, #617020, #617022, #618818
ID: 201708-06

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo software update code execution ghostscript multiple issues normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst of which can resulting in the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/ghostscript-gpl < 9.21 >= 9.21

Impact

===== A context-dependent attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PostScript file or PDF document using GPL Ghostscript possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.