vulnerability

Oracle Linux: CVE-2019-3838: ELSA-2019-0633: ghostscript security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 21, 2019
Added
Jul 21, 2020
Modified
Dec 3, 2025

Description

It was found that the forceput operator could be extracted from the DefineResource method 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.
It was found that the forceput operator could be extracted from the DefineResource method. 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.

Solutions

oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscriptoracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-cupsoracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-develoracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-docoracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-gtkoracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-dvipdforacle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-fontsoracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-printingoracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-x11oracle-linux-upgrade-libgsoracle-linux-upgrade-libgs-devel
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