Gentoo GLSA 202004-03 Normal: Ghostscript Code Execution Risk
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April 1, 2020
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 details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.28_rc4"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-10216 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10216 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-14811 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14811 [ 3 ] CVE-2019-14812 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14812 [ 4 ] CVE-2019-14813 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14813 [ 5 ] CVE-2019-14817 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14817 [ 6 ] CVE-2019-3835 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3835 [ 7 ] CVE-2019-3838 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3838 [ 8 ] CVE-2019-6116 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6116
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-03
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 01, 2020
Bugs: #676264, #692106, #693002
ID: 202004-03
Topics Covered
Background
Ghostscript is an interpreter for the PostScript language and for PDF.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/ghostscript-gpl
< 9.28_rc4 >= 9.28_rc4
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
file using GPL Ghostscript, possibly resulting in 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.
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