SUSE Security Update: Security update for ghostscript-library
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:1369-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1090099 
Cross-References:   CVE-2016-9601 CVE-2018-10194
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

   This update for ghostscript-library fixes the following issues:

   - CVE-2018-10194: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in gdevpdts.c
     (bsc#1090099)
   - Fixed a crash in the fix for CVE-2016-9601.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ghostscript-library-13617=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-ghostscript-library-13617=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-ghostscript-library-13617=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ghostscript-devel-8.62-32.47.10.1
      ghostscript-ijs-devel-8.62-32.47.10.1
      libgimpprint-devel-4.2.7-32.47.10.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ghostscript-fonts-other-8.62-32.47.10.1
      ghostscript-fonts-rus-8.62-32.47.10.1
      ghostscript-fonts-std-8.62-32.47.10.1
      ghostscript-library-8.62-32.47.10.1
      ghostscript-omni-8.62-32.47.10.1
      ghostscript-x11-8.62-32.47.10.1
      libgimpprint-4.2.7-32.47.10.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      ghostscript-library-debuginfo-8.62-32.47.10.1
      ghostscript-library-debugsource-8.62-32.47.10.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9601.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10194.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1090099

SUSE: 2018:1369-1 moderate: ghostscript-library

May 23, 2018
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for ghostscript-library fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-10194: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in gdevpdts.c (bsc#1090099) - Fixed a crash in the fix for CVE-2016-9601. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ghostscript-library-13617=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-ghostscript-library-13617=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-ghostscript-library-13617=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): ghostscript-devel-8.62-32.47.10.1 ghostscript-ijs-devel-8.62-32.47.10.1 libgimpprint-devel-4.2.7-32.47.10.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): ghostscript-fonts-other-8.62-32.47.10.1 ghostscript-fonts-rus-8.62-32.47.10.1 ghostscript-fonts-std-8.62-32.47.10.1 ghostscript-library-8.62-32.47.10.1 ghostscript-omni-8.62-32.47.10.1 ghostscript-x11-8.62-32.47.10.1 libgimpprint-4.2.7-32.47.10.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): ghostscript-library-debuginfo-8.62-32.47.10.1 ghostscript-library-debugsource-8.62-32.47.10.1

References

#1090099

Cross- CVE-2016-9601 CVE-2018-10194

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9601.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10194.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1090099

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:1369-1
Rating: moderate

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