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SUSE: 2024:3942-1 important: ghostscript security update details

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Calendar Grey November 7, 2024
Dist Suse Esm H88
A vital security patch from SUSE for ghostscript tackles significant vulnerabilities. Discover the measures taken to resolve these issues.
* bsc#1232265 * bsc#1232267 * bsc#1232269 * bsc#1232270

Summary

## This update for ghostscript fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-46951: Fixed arbitrary code execution via unchecked "Implementation" pointer in "Pattern" color space (bsc#1232265). * CVE-2024-46953: Fixed integer overflow when parsing the page format results in path truncation, path traversal, code execution (bsc#1232267). * CVE-2024-46956: Fixed arbitrary code execution via out of bounds data access in filenameforall (bsc#1232270). * CVE-2024-46955: Fixed out of bounds read when reading color in "Indexed" color space (bsc#1232269). ## 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 Server 12 SP5 LTSS 12-SP5

References

* bsc#1232265

* bsc#1232267

* bsc#1232269

* bsc#1232270

Cross-

* CVE-2024-46951

* CVE-2024-46953

* CVE-2024-46955

* CVE-2024-46956

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-46951 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-46953 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2024-46955 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-46956 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 12 SP5 LTSS 12-SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security 12-SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3942-1
Release Date: 2024-11-07T10:11:51Z
Rating: important

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