SUSE: 2024:0920-1 Moderate: Ghostscript Segfault Fix and CVE-2020-36773
suse
March 22, 2024
* bsc#1219357 * bsc#1219554 Cross-References: * CVE-2020-36773
Summary
## This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues: * Fixed segfaults in gs_heap_free_object() â ref:_00D1igLOd._500Tr4BRgx:ref (bsc#1219357). Previously fixed security issue: * CVE-2020-36773: Fixed out-of-bounds write and use-after-free in devices/vector/gdevtxtw.c (for txtwrite) (bsc#1219554). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-920=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-920=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-150000.185.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1219357
* bsc#1219554
Cross-
* CVE-2020-36773
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2020-36773 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2020-36773 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* Basesystem Module 15-SP5
* openSUSE Leap 15.5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be
installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-36773.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219357
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1219554
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0920-1
Rating: moderate
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