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Mageia 8, 9: MGASA-2023-0267 Critical: Ghostpcl Integer Overflow Issue

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Calendar Grey September 24, 2023
Dist Mageia Esm H88
Mageia's MGASA-2023-0275 resolves a buffer overflow vulnerability that can lead to unauthorized remote code execution via gedit.
An integer overflow flaw was found in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name in ghostscript

Summary

An integer overflow flaw was found in pcl/pl/plfont.c:418 in pl_glyph_name in ghostscript. This issue may allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service via transforming a crafted PCL file to PDF format. (CVE-2023-38560)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32260

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38560

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update ghostscript integer overflow Denial of Service Mageia

Resolution

SRPMS

- 8/core/ghostpcl-9.53.3-2.1.mga8

- 9/core/ghostpcl-10.0.0-2.2.mga9

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Publication date: 24 Sep 2023
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0267.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-38560

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue software update ghostscript integer overflow Denial of Service Mageia

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