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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-19475: Security patch for ghostscript (ALAS-2021-1598)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-19475: Security patch for ghostscript (ALAS-2021-1598)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/23/2018
Created
02/23/2021
Added
02/22/2021
Modified
09/30/2022

Description

psi/zdevice2.c in Artifex Ghostscript before 9.26 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because available stack space is not checked when the device remains the same.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-ghostscript
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-ghostscript-cups
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-ghostscript-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-ghostscript-doc
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-ghostscript-gtk
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libgs
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libgs-devel

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