# Security update for ghostscript

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0921-1  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1219357
  * bsc#1219554

  
Cross-References:

  * 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be
installed.

## Description:

This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues:

  * Fixed segfaults in gs_heap_free_object() — 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2024-921=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-921=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-921=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-921=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-devel-9.52-23.71.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * ghostscript-x11-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-devel-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-23.71.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * ghostscript-x11-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-devel-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-23.71.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * ghostscript-x11-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-x11-debuginfo-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-devel-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-debuginfo-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-9.52-23.71.1
    * ghostscript-debugsource-9.52-23.71.1

## References:

  * 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