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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-16539) ELSA-2018-3650: ghostscript security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-16539) ELSA-2018-3650: ghostscript security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/05/2018
Created
07/23/2020
Added
07/21/2020
Modified
11/23/2022

Description

In Artifex Ghostscript before 9.24, attackers able to supply crafted PostScript files could use incorrect access checking in temp file handling to disclose contents of files on the system otherwise not readable.

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-2018-3650
  • USN-3768-1
  • DSA-4288
  • CVE-2018-16539

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