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Gentoo: GLSA 202211-11 High: Ghostscript Arbitrary Code Execution

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Calendar Grey November 21, 2022
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo GLSA 202301-09: Critical advisory regarding vulnerabilities in GIMP and update guidelines.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in GPL Ghostscript, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity software update arbitrary code execution Ghostscript

Resolution

All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-9.56.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2021-3781 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3781 [ 2 ] CVE-2022-2085 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2085

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202211-11
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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: High
Title: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: November 22, 2022
Bugs: #852944, #812509
ID: 202211-11

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity software update arbitrary code execution Ghostscript

Synopsis

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

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 < 9.56.1 >= 9.56.1

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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