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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-16291) ELSA-2021-1852: ghostscript security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2020-16291) ELSA-2021-1852: ghostscript security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/13/2020
Created
05/29/2021
Added
05/26/2021
Modified
05/26/2021

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in contrib/gdevdj9.c of Artifex Software GhostScript v9.50 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is fixed in v9.51.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-dvipdf
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-fonts
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-tools-printing
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-ghostscript-x11
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libgs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libgs-devel

References

  • ELSA-2021-1852
  • USN-4469-1
  • CVE-2020-16291

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