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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-17961: Important: ghostscript security and bug fix update (CESA-2018:3834)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2018-17961: Important: ghostscript security and bug fix update (CESA-2018:3834)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/15/2018
Created
03/19/2019
Added
12/20/2018
Modified
05/25/2023

Description

Artifex Ghostscript 9.25 and earlier allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via vectors involving errorhandler setup. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-17183.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-cups
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-devel
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-doc
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-gtk

References

  • DSA-4336
  • CVE-2018-17961
  • RHSA-2018:3834
  • USN-3803-1

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