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Gentoo: GLSA-201811-12 Normal: GPL Ghostscript Multiple Issues

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Calendar Grey November 24, 2018
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst of which could result 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 code execution ghostscript multiple issues arbitrary code normal severity

Resolution

All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.26"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2017-11714 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11714 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-7948 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7948 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-9610 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9610 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-9611 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9611 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-9612 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9612 [ 6 ] CVE-2017-9618 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9618 [ 7 ] CVE-2017-9619 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9619 [ 8 ] CVE-2017-9620 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9620 [ 9 ] CVE-2017-9726 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9726 [ 10 ] CVE-2017-9727 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9727 [ 11 ] CVE-2017-9739 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9739 [ 12 ] CVE-2017-9740 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9740 [ 13 ] CVE-2017-9835 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9835 [ 14 ] CVE-2018-1019...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-12
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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: November 24, 2018
Bugs: #618820, #626418, #635426, #655404, #668846, #671732
ID: 201811-12

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution ghostscript multiple issues arbitrary code normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst of which could result 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 < 9.26 >= 9.26

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, a Denial of Service condition, or other unspecified impacts,

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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