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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-3835) ELSA-2019-0633: ghostscript security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2019-3835) ELSA-2019-0633: ghostscript security and bug fix update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
03/21/2019
Created
07/23/2020
Added
07/21/2020
Modified
11/23/2022

Description

It was found that the superexec operator was available in the internal dictionary in ghostscript before 9.27. A specially crafted PostScript file could use this flaw in order to, for example, have access to the file system outside of the constrains imposed by -dSAFER.

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-2019-0633
  • CVE-2019-3835
  • USN-3915-1

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