MGASA-2019-0236 - Updated ghostscript packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 31 Aug 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0236.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6, 7
CVE: CVE-2019-10216

Updated ghostscript packages fix security vulnerability:

It was found that the .buildfont1 procedure did not properly secure its
privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. An
attacker could abuse this flaw by creating a specially crafted PostScript
file that could escalate privileges and access files outside of restricted
areas (CVE-2019-10216).

Also, the Mageia 7 update fixes a bounding box issue that affects
klatexformula (mga#24866).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25294
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24866
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/12/4
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2462
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10216

SRPMS:
- 7/core/ghostscript-9.27-1.2.mga7
- 6/core/ghostscript-9.26-1.5.mga6

Mageia 2019-0236: ghostscript security update

Updated ghostscript packages fix security vulnerability: It was found that the .buildfont1 procedure did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSA...

Summary

Updated ghostscript packages fix security vulnerability:
It was found that the .buildfont1 procedure did not properly secure its privileged calls, enabling scripts to bypass `-dSAFER` restrictions. An attacker could abuse this flaw by creating a specially crafted PostScript file that could escalate privileges and access files outside of restricted areas (CVE-2019-10216).
Also, the Mageia 7 update fixes a bounding box issue that affects klatexformula (mga#24866).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25294

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24866

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/08/12/4

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2462

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10216

Resolution

MGASA-2019-0236 - Updated ghostscript packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 7/core/ghostscript-9.27-1.2.mga7

- 6/core/ghostscript-9.26-1.5.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 31 Aug 2019
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0236.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2019-10216

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