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Gentoo: GLSA-202309-03 Critical: Ghostscript Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey September 17, 2023
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Critical notice issued for Gentoo users regarding vulnerabilities in GPL Ghostscript that may allow attackers to execute code remotely.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in GPL Ghostscript, the worst of which could result in remote 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 multiple issues remote code Ghostscript

Resolution

All GPL Ghostscript users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/ghostscript-gpl-10.01.2"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-2085 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2085 [ 2 ] CVE-2023-28879 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28879 [ 3 ] CVE-2023-36664 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36664

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-03
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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.

Severity: High
Title: GPL Ghostscript: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: September 17, 2023
Bugs: #904245, #910294
ID: 202309-03

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo high severity software update multiple issues remote code Ghostscript

Synopsis

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

Background

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

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ------------------------ ------------ ------------ app-text/ghostscript-gpl < 10.01.2 >= 10.01.2

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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