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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-7978) (Multiple Advisories): ghostscript security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-7978) (Multiple Advisories): ghostscript security and bug fix update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/11/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/05/2017
Modified
01/22/2018

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Ghostscript 9.20 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to a reference leak in .setdevice.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-cups
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-gtk

References

  • ELSA-2017-2180
  • RHSA-2017:0013
  • DLA-674-1
  • DSA-3691
  • 95336
  • GLSA-201702-31
  • CVE-2016-7978
  • USN-3148-1
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