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SUSE: 2024:2198-1 Important: Ghostscript Arbitrary Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey June 25, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important security patch for Ghostscript has been released. Refer to the setup guidelines for different SUSE versions.
* bsc#1225491 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-33871

Summary

## This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-33871: Prevent OPVP device arbitrary code execution via custom Driver library. (bsc#1225491) ## 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-15.5-2024-2198=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-2198=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-2198=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-2198=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2

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security advisory software update arbitrary code execution ghostscript important SUSE CVE reference

References

* bsc#1225491

Cross-

* CVE-2024-33871

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-33871 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 LTSS 15-SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 LTSS 15-SP2

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:2198-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory software update arbitrary code execution ghostscript important SUSE CVE reference

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