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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-36664: Important: ghostscript security update (CESA-2023:5459)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2023-36664: Important: ghostscript security update (CESA-2023:5459)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/25/2023
Created
10/06/2023
Added
10/06/2023
Modified
10/06/2023

Description

Artifex Ghostscript through 10.01.2 mishandles permission validation for pipe devices (with the %pipe% prefix or the | pipe character prefix).

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-doc
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-gtk-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-fonts
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-printing
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-x11
  • centos-upgrade-ghostscript-x11-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-libgs
  • centos-upgrade-libgs-debuginfo

References

  • DSA-5446
  • CVE-2023-36664

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